Pettus Glacier

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Pettus Glacier (63°48′S 59°4′W / 63.800°S 59.067°W / -63.800; -59.067Coordinates: 63°48′S 59°4′W / 63.800°S 59.067°W / -63.800; -59.067) is a narrow deeply entrenched glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, which flows north from Ebony Wall into Gavin Ice Piedmont between Poynter Hill and Tinsel Dome, Trinity Peninsula. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert N. Pettus, aircraft pilot with Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1956-57.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Pettus Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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