Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Kirkpatrick Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Kirkpatrick 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 tributary glacier about 12 mi long, flowing W along the S side of McDonald Heights to enter the E side of Hull Glacier near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Thomas W. Kirkpatrick, USCG, Ship Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Deep Freeze 1972 and 1973.
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