Hull glacier
| Hull glacier | ||
|---|---|---|
.jpg) Hull glacier |
||
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| length | 56 km | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 5 ′ S , 137 ° 15 ′ W | |
|
||
| drainage | Hull Bay | |
 Map sheet Hull Glacier |
||
The Hull Glacier is a glacier on the Ruppert Coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It flows northwest between Mount Giles and Mount Gray to Hull Bay .
Scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered it and named it after the American politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Cordell Hull (1871–1955), United States Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944.
Web links
- Hull Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hull Glacier on geographic.org (English)