Frazier Glacier

Frazier Glacier (77°5′S 161°25′E / 77.083°S 161.417°E / -77.083; 161.417Coordinates: 77°5′S 161°25′E / 77.083°S 161.417°E / -77.083; 161.417) is a glacier between the Clare Range and Detour Nunatak, flowing northeast to join Mackay Glacier east of Pegtop Nunatak, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Lieutenant W.F. Frazier, officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Frazier Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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