Dick Glacier

Dick Glacier (84°53′S 175°50′W / 84.883°S 175.833°W / -84.883; -175.833Coordinates: 84°53′S 175°50′W / 84.883°S 175.833°W / -84.883; -175.833) is a tributary glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing west from Mount Campbell to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of Taylor Nunatak, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Alan L. Dick, a member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

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