Kreitzer Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E / -70.367; 72.600Kreitzer Glacier (70°22′S 72°36′E / 70.367°S 72.600°E / -70.367; 72.600) 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]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
Further reading
- Christopher Jones, Fire and Ice, P 177
References
- ^ "Kreitzer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Kreitzer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
External links
- Operation Highjump
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