Gaussiran Glacier

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Gaussiran Glacier
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Location of Gaussiran Glacier in Antarctica
Location Oates Land
Coordinates 80°00′S159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167
Thicknessunknown
Terminus Darwin Glacier
Statusunknown

Gaussiran Glacier is a glacier in the eastern part of the Britannia Range, Antarctica. It drains north from the saddle with Merrick Glacier to a juncture with Darwin Glacier between the Cranfield Icefalls and the Nebraska Peaks. It is separated from Alley Glacier by a series of large rock buttresses, including Robertson Buttress.

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant C.D. Gaussiran, U.S. Navy, a pilot with the VXE-6 detachment at Darwin Glacier Field Camp, 1978–79. [1]

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References

  1. "Gaussiran Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-04-18.

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Gaussiran Glacier".(content from the Geographic Names Information System )

Coordinates: 80°0′S159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167