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Wessbecher Glacier

Wessbecher Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map showing the location of Wessbecher Glacier
Map showing the location of Wessbecher Glacier
Location of Wessbecher Glacier in Antarctica
LocationSentinel Range, Ellsworth Land
Coordinates78°10′00″S 85°30′00″W / 78.16667°S 85.50000°W / -78.16667; -85.50000
Length7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

Wessbecher Glacier (78°53′S 84°18′W / 78.883°S 84.300°W / -78.883; -84.300) is a glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, draining southeast from Mount Inderbitzen and south from Mount Mullen between Peristera Peak, Lishness Peak and Stikal Peak on the main ridge of Sentinel Range on the west and Marze Peak in Petvar Heights on the east, in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.

The glacier was first mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Howard O. Wessbecher, a member of the winter party at McMurdo Sound, 1956, who was representative (assisting in logistical preparations) for the establishing of the South Pole Station.

See also

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.[1]
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

  1. ^ Wessbecher Glacier

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