Levko Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 17507
Name ID: 136158

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 flowing from Pallid Crest to the E end of Thurston Island. It enters Seraph Bay between Tierney Peninsula and Simpson Bluff. Named by US-ACAN after G. Levko, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of USN Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.

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Location

Latitude:
72° 25' 00.0" S
-72.41667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
96° 02' 00.0" W
-96.03333°
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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:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2003

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