Remington Glacier

Remington Glacier is a steep glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in Doyran Heights in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It rises just north of McPherson Peak and flows east-southeast to debouch between the terminus of Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur.

Reminghton Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Remington Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°34′00″S 84°18′00″W
Length7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHough Glacier and Johnson Spur
Statusunknown

Background
Central and southern Sentinel Range map[1]

Discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14–15, 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from these photos.

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward W. Remington, glaciologist at the South Pole Station during the IGY in 1957.

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 upgraded and updated.

References
  1. Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Remington Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 



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