Siemiatkowski Glacier

Siemiatkowski Glacier (75°54′S 144°12′W) is a glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long, flowing northwest to Nickerson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski, auroral physicist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]

Blake Peak is on the southwest side of the glacier.

References

"Siemiatkowski Glacier". Geographical names. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Marie Byrd Land

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