Rosanova Glacier
Rosanova Glacier (73°15′S 97°55′W) is a glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long flowing north from King Peninsula into the Abbot Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Christine E. Rosanova, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Flagstaff, AZ; specialist in the use of satellite imagery for geological and glaciological studies from the early 1990s to 2002; a pioneer in the use of imagery for glacier velocity measurements.
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Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 73°15′00″S 97°55′00″W |
Length | 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Abbot Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rosanova Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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