Name details

Berry Glacier

Berry Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Berry Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122469

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Glacier, about 25 mi long and 5 mi wide, draining N between Perry Range and Demas Range into the Getz Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. This vicinity was first photographed and rudely charted from aircraft of the U.S. Antarctic Service in December 1940. The glacier was mapped in detail by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. William H. Berry, USN, Air Operations Officer for Task Force 43 during Deep Freeze operations 1969-72; Operations Officer, 1973.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 00' 00.0" S
-75.00000°
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Longitude:
134° 00' 00.0" W
-134.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1974

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