Flynn Glacier

Flynn Glacier (81°31′S 159°21′E / 81.517°S 159.350°E / -81.517; 159.350Coordinates: 81°31′S 159°21′E / 81.517°S 159.350°E / -81.517; 159.350) is a glacier about 10 nautical miles (20 km) long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica, and entering Starshot Glacier south of Kelly Plateau. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander William F. Flynn (CEC), U.S. Navy, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound, winter 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Flynn Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

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