Sandford Glacier

Sandford Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Sandford Glacier in Antarctica
Type	channel
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	66°40′00″S 129°50′00″E / 66.66667°S 129.83333°E / -66.66667; 129.83333
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Porpoise Bay
Status	unknown

Sandford Glacier (66°40′S 129°50′E / 66.667°S 129.833°E / -66.667; 129.833Coordinates: 66°40′S 129°50′E / 66.667°S 129.833°E / -66.667; 129.833) is a channel glacier flowing to the east side of Porpoise Bay, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) south-southwest of Cape Morse. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph P. Sandford, Passed Midshipman on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Wilkes.

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

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Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glacifluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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