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Rowles Glacier

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Rowles Glacier (71°17′S 167°39′E) is a tributary glacier over 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing northwest along the east side of Dunedin Range, Admiralty Mountains, to enter Dennistoun Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for D.S. Rowles of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, a member of the Hallett Station party, 1964.

Map of Rowles Glacier, Antarctica

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

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Rowles Glacier Wikipedia