Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Balish Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Balish Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier (12)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A glacier, 18 mi long, flowing N from Soholt Peaks to enter Splettstoesser Glacier just NE of Springer Peak, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Daniel Balish, Executive Officer of USN Squadron VX-6 during Deep Freeze 1965, and Commanding Officer in 1967.
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