Velasco Glacier

Velasco Glacier (74°16′S 101°11′W) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long flowing west from Walgreen Coast toward the Backer Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Miguel G. Velasco, a United States Geological Survey (USGS) computer specialist, and part of the USGS team that compiled the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 1:5,000,000-scale maps of Antarctica in the 1990s.

Velasco Glacier
Location of Velasco Glacier in Antarctica
LocationWalgreen Coast
Coordinates74°16′S 101°11′W
Length5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

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



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