Name details

Remenchus Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 130672

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Channel glacier about 4 mi wide and 8 mi long, flowing NW from the continental ice and terminating in a small, but prominent tongue close E of the Mariner Islands and 12 mi NE of Bunger Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named by the US-ACAN for John F. Remenchus, chief aviation pilot, who assisted USN Operation Windmill shore party operations and made photographic flights along Wilhelm II, Queen Mary, Knox and Budd Coasts in January-February 1948.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 02' 00.0" S
-66.03333°
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Longitude:
101° 35' 00.0" E
101.58333°
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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:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1955

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