Il Polo Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E / -69.833; 74.900Il Polo Glacier (69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E / -69.833; 74.900) is a small glacier draining northward between Polar Times Glacier and Polarforschung Glacier into the Publications Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy during Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Roscoe named it after Il Polo, a polar journal published by the Istituto Geografico in Forlì, Italy.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ "Il Polo Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Il Polo Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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