Name details

McClinton Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128630

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 between the base of Martin Peninsula and Jenkins Heights, flowing ENE into Dotson Ice Shelf, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by US-ACAN after Racie A. McClinton, Jr., USN, LC-130 flight engineer of Squadron VXE-6, who served in nine OpDFrz deployments through 1977.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 40' 00.0" S
-74.66667°
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Longitude:
114° 00' 00.0" W
-114.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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