Dick Glacier

Dick Glacier (84°53′S 175°50′W) 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]

Dick Glacier
Map showing the location of Dick Glacier
Map showing the location of Dick Glacier
Location of Dick Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates84°53′S 175°50′W
Length7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusShackleton Glacier
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Dick Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

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