Dobbratz Glacier

Dobbratz Glacier (79°24′S 85°5′W / 79.400°S 85.083°W / -79.400; -85.083Coordinates: 79°24′S 85°5′W / 79.400°S 85.083°W / -79.400; -85.083) is a broad tributary glacier which drains the south part of the White Escarpment and flows northeast between the Watlack Hills and the Webers Peaks into Splettstoesser Glacier, in the Heritage Range. It was named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, for Major Joseph Dobbratz, a United States Marine Corps pilot who supported the party.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dobbratz Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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