Kosco glacier
| Kosco glacier | ||
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 1995 map of the Dufek coast ; the Kosco glacier flows west of the great Shackleton glacier |
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 32 km | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 27 ′ S , 178 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Kosco Glacier is a 32 km long glacier on the Dufek coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows north from Anderson Heights in the Bush Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf , which it reaches between the Wilson Portal and Mount Speed .
He was discovered during an overflight between February 29 and March 1, 1940 during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Captain George Francis Kosco (1908–1985) of the United States Navy , flight and scientific director of Operation Highjump (1946–1947).
Web links
- Kosco Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kosco Glacier on geographic.org (English)