Name details

Mellor Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128781

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.

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Narrative

Tributary glacier, flowing NNE between Mounts Newton and Maguire and coalescing with Collins Glacier just prior to junction with Lambert Glacier at Patrick Point, in the Prince Charles Mountains. Mapped from air photos taken by ANARE in 1956. Named by ANCA after Malcolm Mellor (1933-91), English-born glaciologist at Mawson Station, 1957; engineer with the U.S. Army's CRREL, 1961-91.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 30' 00.0" S
-73.50000°
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Longitude:
66° 30' 00.0" E
66.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1961

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