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Pelter Glacier

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Pelter Glacier

Pelter Glacier (71°57′S 98°22′W) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long on Thurston Island, flowing from the east side of Noville Peninsula into the west side of Murphy Inlet. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.A. Pelter, aerial photographer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933-35.

Contents

Map of Pelter Glacier, Antarctica

Maps

  • Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Pelter Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

    References

    Pelter Glacier Wikipedia
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