Rogers Glacier

Rogers Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Rogers Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	69°59′S 73°4′E / 69.983°S 73.067°E / -69.983; 73.067
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Amery Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Rogers Glacier (69°59′S 73°4′E / 69.983°S 73.067°E / -69.983; 73.067Coordinates: 69°59′S 73°4′E / 69.983°S 73.067°E / -69.983; 73.067) is a broad glacier entering the eastern side of Amery Ice Shelf close northward of McKaskle Hills. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by him for Lieutenant Commander William J. Rogers, Jr., U.S. Navy, plane commander of one of the three air crews during Operation Highjump which took air photos of the coastal areas between 14 and 164 East longitude.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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