Holzrichter Glacier
| Holzrichter Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Olav Mountains , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 50 ′ S , 172 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Gough glacier | |
The Holzrichter Glacier is a wide glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows from the northeastern slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains between Mount Wade and Mount Oliver to the Gough Glacier , which it reaches immediately north of Mount Dodge .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after Captain Max Alfred Holzrichter (1918-2004), Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Support Units in Antarctica from 1964 to 1965.
Web links
- Holzrichter Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Holzrichter Glacier on geographic.org (English)