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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Rochray Glacier (RUS) | 72° 15' 00.0" S | 101° 09' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120264 Place ID: 12263 | |||
| Rochray Glacier (USA) | 72° 11' 00.0" S | 101° 10' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130873
Place ID: 12263
Glacier about 5 mi long, located just E of Hendersin Knob on Thurston Island and flowing S to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. First delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j.g.) Samuel Rochray, USN, helicopter pilot on USS Glacier in February 1960, who made several flights in which new parts of Thurston Island were discovered. |
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