Fitch Glacier

Fitch Glacier (72°1′S 168°7′E) is a tributary glacier that flows south along the east side of the McGregor Range to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of northeastern Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos taken in the years 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant E.E. Fitch, U.S. Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1963.[1]

Fitch Glacier
Map showing the location of Fitch Glacier
Map showing the location of Fitch Glacier
Location of Fitch Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates72°1′S 168°7′E
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMan-o-War Glacier
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Fitch Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

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