Hudman Glacier

Hudman Glacier (78°54′S 84°12′W) is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Rayburn A. Hudman, United States Marine Corps, who died in the crash of a Lockheed P2V-2n Neptune, modified for extreme range, flying in sub zero temperatures and Ski equippedfor landing on the Ice runways at McMurdo Sound Antarctica on October 18, 1956.[1]

Hudman Glacier
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Location of Hudman Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°54′00″S 84°12′00″W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMinnesota Glacier
Statusunknown
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

See also

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References
  1. "Hudman Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-30.



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