Remenchus Glacier

Remenchus Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Remenchus Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	66°02′00″S 101°35′00″E / 66.03333°S 101.58333°E / -66.03333; 101.58333
Length	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Width	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

Remenchus Glacier (66°2′S 101°35′E / 66.033°S 101.583°E / -66.033; 101.583Coordinates: 66°2′S 101°35′E / 66.033°S 101.583°E / -66.033; 101.583) is a channel glacier about 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing northwest from the continental ice and terminating in a small, but prominent tongue close east of the Mariner Islands and 12 nautical miles (22 km) northeast of Bunger Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John F. Remenchus, chief aviation pilot, who assisted U.S. Navy Operation Windmill shore party operations and made photographic flights along Wilhelm II, Queen Mary, Knox and Budd Coasts in January–February 1948.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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