Larson Glacier
| Larson Glacier | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Alexandra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 28 ′ S , 154 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Butler Glacier | |
The Larson Glacier is a glacier in Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . It flows from the northwest side of La Gorce Peak in the Alexandra Mountains to the south side of the Butler Glacier on the Edward VII Peninsula .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from the years 1959 to 1965. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Lieutenant Commander Conrad S. Larson (* 1924), officer on duty of the helicopter unit on the Icebreaker USCGC Eastwind during Operation Deep Freeze between 1955 and 1956.
Web links
- Larson Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Larson Glacier on geographic.org (English)