Hinkley Glacier (78°27′S 85°20′W / 78.450°S 85.333°W) is a glacier flowing northeastward from Corbet Peak and Schoening Peak, Vinson Massif on the east slope of Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and continuing between Mount Segers and Zinsmeister Ridge to enter Dater Glacier southeast of Nebeska Peak and northwest of Sipey Bluff. It was named by US-ACAN (2006) after Todd K. Hinkley, Technical Director, National Ice Core Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO,2001-06.
Hinkley Glacier | |
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![]() Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica | |
Location of Hinkley Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 78°27′00″S 85°20′00″W / 78.45000°S 85.33333°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Dater Glacier |
Status | unknown |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vinson-Map.jpg/280px-Vinson-Map.jpg)
See also
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edit- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Hinkley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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