Wyckoff Glacier

Wyckoff Glacier (84°11′S 164°40′E / 84.183°S 164.667°E / -84.183; 164.667Coordinates: 84°11′S 164°40′E / 84.183°S 164.667°E / -84.183; 164.667) is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from Grindley Plateau in Queen Alexandra Range, just north of Lamping Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.

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