Glenzer Glacier

Coordinates: 65°58′S 103°15′E / 65.967°S 103.250°E / -65.967; 103.250
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Glenzer Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Map showing the location of Glenzer Glacier
Map showing the location of Glenzer Glacier
Location of Glenzer Glacier in Antarctica
LocationWilkes Land
Coordinates65°58′00″S 103°15′00″E / 65.96667°S 103.25000°E / -65.96667; 103.25000
Length5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusShackleton Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Glenzer Glacier (65°58′S 103°15′E / 65.967°S 103.250°E / -65.967; 103.250) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Conger Glacier, draining northward from Knox Coast into the eastern part of the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was mapped by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Hubert Glenzer, Jr., a pilot with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in operations resulting in the establishment of astronomical control stations along the coast from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast.[1]

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  1. ^ "Glenzer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-26.