Name details

Fitzpatrick Glacier

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

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

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Id 137319

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A glacier 2 miles south southwest of Fireman Glacier just south of Cassidy Glacier in the western part of Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. The feature was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joan J. Fitzpatrick, Research Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey specializing in geology and climatology, and serving as a principal investigator in numerous projects involving ice core analyses and other related activities.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 49' 18.0" S
-77.82167°
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Longitude:
160° 08' 49.0" E
160.14694°
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Altitude:
2085 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Jul-2011

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