Kreitzer Glacier (70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E) is a glacier flowing northwest between Jennings Promontory and the Reinbolt Hills into the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Roscoe for Lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, U.S. Navy, commander of one of the three Operation Highjump aircraft used in photographing this and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.[1]
Kreitzer Glacier | |
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Location of Kreitzer Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Princess Elizabeth Land |
Coordinates | 70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Amery Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Christopher Jones, Fire and Ice, P 177
References
edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Kreitzer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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