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)
Yancey Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Yancey Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A very steep glacier flowing into Byrd Glacier just west of Sennet Glacier. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.
Named by USACAN after USS Yancey, cargo ship which took part in USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) led by Admiral Byrd.
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