Hansen Glacier

Hansen Glacier (78°21′S 84°33′W) is a tributary glacier 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing northeast from Mount Tuck between Veregava Ridge and Doyran Heights to join Dater Glacier west of Dickey Peak, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica.

Not to be confused with Hansenbreen.

Hansen Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hansen Glacier
Map showing the location of Hansen Glacier
Location of Hansen Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°21′00″S 84°33′00″W
Length10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDater Glacier
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Herbert L. Hansen, a meteorologist at South Pole Station in 1957.[1]

See also

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References
  1. "Hansen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 21 May 2012.


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