| Il Polo Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Princess Elizabeth Land | |
  Location of Il Polo Glacier in
Antarctica | |
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land |
| Coordinates | 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Publications Ice Shelf |
| Status | unknown |
Il Polo Glacier ( 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E) 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]
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"Il Polo Glacier".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
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| Il Polo Glacier | |
|---|---|
|
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land | |
Location of Il Polo Glacier in
Antarctica | |
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land |
| Coordinates | 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Publications Ice Shelf |
| Status | unknown |
Il Polo Glacier ( 69°50′S 74°54′E / 69.833°S 74.900°E) 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
References
This article incorporates
public domain material from
"Il Polo Glacier".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
|
| This article about a glacier in Princess Elizabeth Land is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |