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Waverly Glacier

Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111851

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

• Waverly Glacier (United States of America)

Narrative

flowing NE into Wright Inlet, Lassiter Coast, SE of Mount Tricorn (q.v.), was photographed from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940, but, owing to an error in navigation on the flight, incorrectly located in c. 74°40'S 60°30'W (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942; USHO, 1943, p.277); further photographed from the air by RARE, 21 November 1947 (Ronne, 1948b, Fig. 17, p.373), and roughly mapped in c.74°03'S 62°00'W; called Kasco Glacier after the Kasco Dog Food Company's mills at Waverly, NY, owned by Marc Ivy and Edwin Knapp, who donated 20 tons of dog food to RARE (AGS map, 1948); later named Waverly Glacier ([in 74°03'S 62°00'W] Ronne 1948b, map p.357 and p.390; [in 74°03'S 61°56'W] APC, 1955, p.22; USHO chart 6638, 1955; DCS 601 sheet W 7460, 1957; [co-ordinates corrected] USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1977, p.34; BAS 500P sheet SS 17-20/SE, 1-DOS 1981). During survey from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in December 1947, the glacier, although not actually sighted, was roughly located from RARE air photographs. The glacier was rephotographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS.

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