Gallup Glacier

Gallup Glacier (85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833Coordinates: 85°9′S 177°50′W / 85.150°S 177.833°W / -85.150; -177.833) is a broad glacier, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing east between Mount Rosenwald and Mount Black to enter Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, just north of Matador Mountain. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander F.S. Gallup, Jr., U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gallup Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

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