Souchez Glacier

Souchez Glacier (86°17′S 154°0′W / 86.283°S 154.000°W / -86.283; -154.000Coordinates: 86°17′S 154°0′W / 86.283°S 154.000°W / -86.283; -154.000) is a tributary glacier about 17 nautical miles (31 km) long, flowing from Mount Crockett south along the east side of Faulkner Escarpment and then turning southeast to parallel the southwest side of Hays Mountains. It joins Bartlett Glacier just south of Mount Dietz, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Roland A. Souchez, involved in geological studies at McMurdo Station during the season of 1965-66.

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

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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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