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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| Grimes Glacier (USA) | 79° 12' 00.0" S | 84° 22' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125963
Place ID: 5700
Steep glacier descending from the E side of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Master Chief Equipmentman Paul D. Grimes, USN, who supervised the construction crews during relocation of Williams Air Field at McMurdo Sound in the closing month of USN OpDFrz 1965. |
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