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Thyer Glacier

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Thyer Glacier (67°43′S 48°45′E) is a tributary glacier, flowing northwest along the south side of the Raggatt Mountains to enter the Rayner Glacier. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken by the RAAF flight in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.F. Thyer, chief geophysicist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australian Department of National Development.

Map of Thyer Glacier, Antarctica

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

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Thyer Glacier Wikipedia