Name details

Union Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 133062

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 large, heavily-crevassed glacier which receives the flow of several tributaries and drains through the middle of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. The glacier drains from the plateau at Edson Hills on the W side of the range and flows E between Pioneer Heights and Enterprise Hills. Union Glacier was mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. The name was applied by US-ACAN in association with the name Heritage Range.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
79° 45' 00.0" S
-79.75000°
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Longitude:
82° 30' 00.0" W
-82.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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-1964

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