Helm Glacier

Helm Glacier (83°7′S 162°30′E / 83.117°S 162.500°E / -83.117; 162.500Coordinates: 83°7′S 162°30′E / 83.117°S 162.500°E / -83.117; 162.500) is a glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing north to enter Lowery Glacier just west of the Fazekas Hills, in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named for Arthur S. Helm, former Secretary of the Ross Sea Committee, by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Helm Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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