Houston Glacier
| Houston Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 33 ′ S , 61 ° 55 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Smith Inlet , Weddell Sea | |
The Houston Glacier is a glacier on the Wilkins Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows north from the Eielson Peninsula to Smith Inlet .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 after Robert B. Houston of the United States Navy , who was a radio operator at Palmer Station in 1973.
Web links
- Houston Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Houston Glacier on geographic.org (English)