Il Polo Glacier

Il Polo Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Il Polo Glacier
Location of Il Polo Glacier in Antarctica
Location Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E / -69.833; 74.900
Thickness unknown
Terminus Publications Ice Shelf
Status unknown

Il Polo Glacier (69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E / -69.833; 74.900Coordinates: 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E / -69.833; 74.900) is a small glacier draining northward between Polar Times Glacier and Polarforschung Glacier into the Publications Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Roscoe for Il Polo, a polar journal published by the Istituto Geografico, Forlì, Italy.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Il Polo Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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