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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| Long Glacier (USA) | 72° 30' 00.0" S | 96° 43' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 128173
Place ID: 8603
Glacier about 8 mi long in the SE part of Thurston Island. It flows S to Abbot Ice Shelf, 14 mi W of Harrison Nunatak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-66. Named by US-ACAN for Fred A. Long, Jr., aviation machinist of USN Squadron VX-6, who wintered at Little American V in 1957 and was in Antarctica in the 1960-61 and 1962-63 seasons. |
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