Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Blades Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Blades 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.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A glacier flowing E from the snow-covered saddle just N of La Gorce Peak, Alexandra Mountains. It merges with Dalton Glacier on the N side of Edward VII Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for William Robert Blades who served as navigator during USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and Operation Deep Freeze (1955-59).
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