Zinberg Glacier
Zinberg Glacier (72°21′S 96°4′W) is a glacier in east Thurston Island; it flows east-northeast into Morgan Inlet between Tierney Peninsula and the promontory ending in Ryan Point. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Cpl. E. Zinberg, U.S. Army photographer in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.
Zinberg Glacier | |
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Map of Thurston Island. | |
Location of Zinberg Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Thurston Island Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 72°21′00″S 96°4′00″W |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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