Grimes Glacier

Grimes Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Grimes Glacier in Antarctica
Type	steep
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°12′00″S 84°22′00″W / 79.20000°S 84.36667°W / -79.20000; -84.36667
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Heritage Range
Status	unknown

Grimes Glacier (79°12′S 84°22′W / 79.200°S 84.367°W / -79.200; -84.367Coordinates: 79°12′S 84°22′W / 79.200°S 84.367°W / -79.200; -84.367) is a steep glacier descending from the east side of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Master Chief Equipmentman Paul D. Grimes, U.S. Navy, who supervised the construction crews during relocation of Williams Air Field at McMurdo Sound in the closing month of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Grimes Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).