George Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 5251
Name ID: 125619

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A valley glacier in the W part of Anare Mountains. It rises E of Mount Burch and flows NW past Mount Kelly to Lillie Glacier Tongue on the coast. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Y. George, zoologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 41' 00.0" S
-70.68333°
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Longitude:
164° 15' 00.0" E
164.25000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

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George Glacier
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Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1970

Related information

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