Cumbie Glacier

Cumbie Glacier (77°13′S 154°12′W) is a short, steep glacier just east of the Scott Nunataks, flowing north into the Swinburne Ice Shelf along the southwest side of Sulzberger Bay. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William A. Cumbie, Jr., U.S. Navy. An aviation electronics technician, Cumbie was a radioman on the ski-equipped R4D aircraft carrying Rear Admiral George Dufek that was the first to land at the geographic South Pole, October 31, 1956.

Cumbie Glacier
Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency
Map showing the location of Cumbie Glacier
Map showing the location of Cumbie Glacier
Location of Cumbie Glacier in Antarctica
Typesteep
LocationKing Edward VII Land
Coordinates77°13′S 154°12′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSulzberger Bay
Statusunknown

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References
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Cumbie Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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