Arruiz glacier
| Arruiz glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Explorers Range , Bowers Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 39 ′ S , 162 ° 9 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Aviator Glacier | |
The Arruiz Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Explorers Range it flows from Stanwix Peak in a west-northwest direction to the Rennick Glacier , which it reaches north of the Frolov Ridge .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1960 and 1962. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after the Argentine meteorologist Alberto José Arruiz, who in 1958 as part of the International Geophysical Year at the Little America station V was active.
Web links
- Arruiz Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Arruiz Glacier on geographic.org (English)