Name details

Walker Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 136404

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

An attenuated glacier flowing NE in Caffin Valley closely following the W side of Gibson Spur, Willett Range, Victoria Land. The glacier terminates at Barwick Valley short of reaching the S flank of Webb Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (2005) after Barry Walker, a geologist with VUWAE to this area, 1979-80, 1981-82, and 1982-83; field leader for basement geology studies at Mount Bastion

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 20' 00.0" S
-77.33333°
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Longitude:
160° 37' 15.0" E
160.62083°
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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-2006

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