Della Pia glacier
| Della Pia glacier | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 34 ′ S , 85 ° 3 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Thomas Glacier | |
The Della Pia Glacier is a glacier in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It flows from the eastern slope of Mount Craddock between Mount Mohl and Elfring Peak in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains through to the Thomas Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2006 after Max H. Della Pia (* 1953), commander of the 109th Air Transport Squadron of the New York Air National Guard from 1999 to 2006, which supported the United States Antarctic Program during this time .
Web links
- Della Pia Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Della Pia Glacier on geographic.org (English)