Webster Glacier
79°6′00″S 86°11′00″W / 79.10000°S 86.18333°W / -79.10000; -86.18333
Webster Glacier (79°6′S 86°11′W / 79.100°S 86.183°W / -79.100; -86.183) is a glacier in the Founders Peaks of the Heritage Range, flowing generally north between Frazier Ridge and Pipe Peak to enter Minnesota Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles W. Webster, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist and member of the winter party at Wilkes Station in 1963.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ Webster Glacier
This article incorporates public domain material from "Webster Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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