Davidson Glacier (Antarctica)
| Davidson Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Holland Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 49 ′ S , 166 ° 7 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Davidson Glacier is a glacier on the Shackleton Coast of Antarctica's Ross Dependency . In the Holland Range it flows in a northerly direction along the east side of the Longstaff Peaks and flows into the Ross Ice Shelf .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own tellurometer measurements between 1961 and 1962 and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 Commander Edward Albert Davidson (* 1921), commander of the icebreaker USS Edisto during the Operation Deep Freeze of 1963.
Web links
- Davidson Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Davidson Glacier on geographic.org (English)