Deadmond Glacier
| Deadmond Glacier | ||
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| location | Thurston Island , West Antarctica | |
| length | 10 km | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ S , 96 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| drainage | Cadwalader Inlet | |
The Dead Moon Glacier is a 10 km long glacier on Thurston Island off the coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands . It flows from the east side of the Evans Peninsula into the Cadwalader Inlet .
It was discovered during the United States Navy's research voyage into the Bellingshausen Sea in February 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1960 after Lieutenant Commander Robert B. Deadmond, senior officer on board the USCGC Burton Island on this expedition.
Web links
- Dead Moon Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Deadmond Glacier on geographic.org (English)