Baldwin Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 816
Name ID: 112714

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A short wide glacier between Mt Heekin and Bennett Platform, flowing north-east from a large icefall at the escarpment east of Mt Rosenwald to the west side of Shackleton Glacier. Discovered and photographed by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, on the flights of 16 February 1947 and named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Named for Sgt George E Baldwin, USMC, photographer on Flight 8A.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 06' 00.0" S
-85.10000°
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Longitude:
177° 10' 00.0" E
177.16667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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