Name details

DeWald Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124322

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

A glacier 5 mi long draining the NE slopes of Bramble Peak in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. The glacier flows NW to merge with the terminus of Lensen Glacier where both glaciers join the larger Pearl Harbor Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j.g.) Bruce F. DeWald, USN, aerographer with the McMurdo Station winter party in 1963 and 1966; forecast duty officer at McMurdo Station during the summer seasons of 1972-73 and 1973-74.

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Location

Latitude:
72° 19' 00.0" S
-72.31667°
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Longitude:
167° 00' 00.0" E
167.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1973

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