Wyckoff Glacier

Wyckoff Glacier (84°11′S 164°40′E / 84.183°S 164.667°E / -84.183; 164.667Coordinates: 84°11′S 164°40′E / 84.183°S 164.667°E / -84.183; 164.667) is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from Grindley Plateau in Queen Alexandra Range, just north of Lamping Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.

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


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