Nereson Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 17532
Name ID: 136228

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

Glacier about 5 mi long draining the N side of Siple Island. Named by US-ACAN after Nadine A. Nereson, University of Washington, glaciologist whose research in West Antarctica during the 1990s focused on the history of ice flow, and the past and present stability of the ice sheet.

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Location

Latitude:
73° 56' 00.0" S
-73.93333°
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Longitude:
124° 24' 00.0" W
-124.40000°
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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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