Murphy Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 9987
Name ID: 129218

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 glacier in Graham Land, flowing generally westward to Orford Cliff and merging with Wilkinson Glacier before terminating in Lallemand Fjord. Mapped from air photos taken by FIDASE (1956-57). Named for Thomas L. Murphy, FIDS leader and assistant surveyor at Detaille Island in 1956.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 54' 00.0" S
-66.90000°
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Longitude:
66° 20' 00.0" W
-66.33333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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