Jaburg Glacier

Jaburg Glacier
Map showing the location of Jaburg Glacier
Location of Jaburg Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates 82°42′S 53°25′W / 82.700°S 53.417°W / -82.700; -53.417
Thickness unknown
Terminus Pensacola Mountains
Status unknown

Jaburg Glacier (82°42′S 53°25′W / 82.700°S 53.417°W / -82.700; -53.417Coordinates: 82°42′S 53°25′W / 82.700°S 53.417°W / -82.700; -53.417) is a broad glacier draining westward between the Dufek Massif and the Cordiner Peaks in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Conrad J. Jaburg, U.S. Navy, a helicopter pilot with the Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.[1]

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References

  1. "Jaburg Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-13.


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