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Pope Glacier

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Pope Glacier

Pope Glacier (75°19′S 111°22′W) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north along the west side of Mount Murphy to Crosson Ice Shelf on Walgreen Coast, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Maj. Donald R. Pope, (CE) USA, civil engineer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1965-67.

Map of Pope Glacier, Antarctica

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

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Pope Glacier Wikipedia