Driscoll Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 3880
Name ID: 124525

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 13 mi long in the Heritage Range, draining SE between the Collier and Buchanan Hills to enter Union Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Jerome M. Driscoll, administration officer with USN Squadron VX-6 during Deep Freeze 1965.

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Location

Latitude:
79° 42' 00.0" S
-79.70000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
83° 00' 00.0" W
-83.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1966

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