Nimitz Glacier
| Nimitz Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Nimitz Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°55′00″S 85°10′00″W / 78.91667°S 85.16667°W |
| Length | 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) |
| Width | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Minnesota Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, draining the area about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains.[1]
Discovered by USN Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey from these photos. Named by US-ACAN for Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN, who as Chief of Naval Operations at the time of Operation Highjump, 1947–1948, made possible that unprecedentedly large and complex Antarctic expedition.[citation needed]
Tributary glaciers
[edit]- Karasura Glacier
- Branscomb Glacier
- Cairns Glacier
- Tulaczyk Glacier
- Zapol Glacier
- Donnellan Glacier
- Gildea Glacier
- Bender Glacier
- Sirma Glacier
See also
[edit]Maps
[edit]- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Nimitz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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