Epler Glacier

Epler Glacier (86°15′S 161°0′W) is a tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining west from Nilsen Plateau in the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of the Olsen Crags. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles F. Epler, a storekeeper with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.[1]

Epler Glacier
Map showing the location of Epler Glacier
Map showing the location of Epler Glacier
Location of Epler Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates86°15′S 161°0′W
Length10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusAmundsen Glacier
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Epler Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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