Newcomer Glacier

Newcomer Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Newcomer Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	77°47′00″S 85°27′00″W / 77.78333°S 85.45000°W / -77.78333; -85.45000
Length	20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

Northern Sentinel Range map.

Newcomer Glacier (77°47′S 85°27′W / 77.783°S 85.450°W / -77.783; -85.450Coordinates: 77°47′S 85°27′W / 77.783°S 85.450°W / -77.783; -85.450) is a glacier 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long transecting the north part of the Sentinel Range, flowing from the vicinity of Allen Peak southeast between Gromshin Heights and the main ridge of range, and then east between Gromshin Heights and Sostra Heights to where it leaves the Sentinel Range north of Bracken Peak and south of Foros Spur. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Loyd E. Newcomer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot on photographic flights over the range on December 14–15, 1959.

Tributary glaciers

• Anchialus Glacier
• Sabazios Glacier
• Vidul Glacier

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

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