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Newcomer Glacier

Coordinates: 77°47′S 85°27′W / 77.783°S 85.450°W / -77.783; -85.450
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Newcomer Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Newcomer Glacier
Map showing the location of Newcomer Glacier
Location of Newcomer Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates77°47′00″S 85°27′00″W / 77.78333°S 85.45000°W / -77.78333; -85.45000
Length20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Northern Sentinel Range map.

Newcomer Glacier (77°47′S 85°27′W / 77.783°S 85.450°W / -77.783; -85.450) is a glacier 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long transecting the north part of the Sentinel Range, flowing from the vicinity of Allen Peak southeast between Gromshin Heights and the main ridge of range, and then east between Gromshin Heights and Sostra Heights to where it leaves the Sentinel Range north of Bracken Peak and south of Foros Spur. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Loyd E. Newcomer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot on photographic flights over the range on 14–15 December 1959.[citation needed]

Tributary glaciers

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See also

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Maps

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  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Further reading

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References

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Newcomer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata