Sylwester Glacier

Sylwester Glacier (84°14′S 159°48′E / 84.233°S 159.800°E / -84.233; 159.800Coordinates: 84°14′S 159°48′E / 84.233°S 159.800°E / -84.233; 159.800) is a glacier, 5 miles (8 km) long, flowing north between Jacobs Nunatak and MacAlpine Hills into Law Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for David L. Sylwester, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1961, and Byrd Station, summer, 1961-62.

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