Irving Glacier (Antarctica)

Irving Glacier
Map showing the location of Irving Glacier
Location of Irving Glacier in Antarctica
Location Victoria Land
Coordinates 76°13′S 160°16′E / 76.217°S 160.267°E / -76.217; 160.267
Thickness unknown
Terminus Odell Glacier
Status unknown

Irving Glacier (76°13′S 160°16′E / 76.217°S 160.267°E / -76.217; 160.267Coordinates: 76°13′S 160°16′E / 76.217°S 160.267°E / -76.217; 160.267) is a glacier that flows northwest between the Coombs Hills and Wyandot Ridge to enter Odell Glacier, in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in association with nearby Wyandot Ridge after Captain R.K. Irving, U.S. Navy, commander of USS Wyandot (AKA-92), a cargo ship in the Ross Sea Unit in Operation Deep Freeze IV, 1958–59.[1]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Irving Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

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


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