King Glacier

King Glacier (83°29′S 170°18′E / 83.483°S 170.300°E / -83.483; 170.300Coordinates: 83°29′S 170°18′E / 83.483°S 170.300°E / -83.483; 170.300) is a glacier close northwest of Mount Ida, flowing north from the Queen Alexandra Range into the Ross Ice Shelf off Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Hugh A. King, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at Hallett Station, 1964.[1]

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


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