Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Merrick Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Merrick Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A steep glacier flowing south-westward for approximately 21km from a shared saddle catchment with Gaussiran Glacier, to the Byrd Glacier at the western end of Horney Bluff. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MP06
Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by US-ACAN after USS Merrick, cargo ship which took part in USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) led by Admiral Byrd.
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