Dickey Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 3627
Name ID: 124347

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.

Narrative

A glacier 12 mi long, flowing N along the E side of the Surveyors Range to enter Beaumont Bay, Ross Ice Shelf. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Willie M. Dickey, USN, commander, Naval Support Units, Antarctica, at Little America V, winter 1957.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
81° 35' 00.0" S
-81.58333°
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Longitude:
161° 00' 00.0" E
161.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1965

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