Lennox-King Glacier

Lennox-King Glacier is a large valley glacier, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, draining Bowden Névé and flowing northeast between the Holland Range and the Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica to enter Richards Inlet, Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1959–60) for Lieutenant Commander James Lennox-King, Royal New Zealand Navy, leader at Scott Base, 1960.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lennox-King Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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Coordinates: 83°25′S 168°0′E / 83.417°S 168.000°E / -83.417; 168.000


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