Kreitzer Glacier

Kreitzer Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Kreitzer Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E / -70.367; 72.600
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Amery Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Kreitzer Glacier (70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E / -70.367; 72.600Coordinates: 70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E / -70.367; 72.600) is a glacier flowing northwest between Jennings Promontory and the Reinbolt Hills into the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Roscoe for Lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, U.S. Navy, commander of one of the three Operation Highjump aircraft used in photographing this and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

External links

• Operation Highjump