Gray Glacier

Gray Glacier (82°23′S 159°35′E / 82.383°S 159.583°E / -82.383; 159.583Coordinates: 82°23′S 159°35′E / 82.383°S 159.583°E / -82.383; 159.583) is a glacier in the Cobham Range, Antarctica. It is 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, lies south of Tarakanov Ridge and flows southeast to merge with Prince Philip Glacier where the two join Nimrod Glacier. It was named by the Holyoake, Cobham, and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) for M. Gray, postmaster and assistant radio officer at Scott Base, 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gray Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-06.


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