Ludeman Glacier
| Ludeman Glacier | ||
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 The Ludeman Glacier (center left) on the eastern flank of the Beardmore Glacier ( satellite image ) |
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Commonwealth Range , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 27 ′ S , 172 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Beardmore Glacier | |
The Ludeman Glacier is a 22 km long valley glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows in a northerly direction through the Commonwealth Range of the Queen Maud Mountains and flows into the eastern flank of the Beardmore Glacier about 20 km north of Mount Donaldson .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after Lieutenant Commander Emmert Edward Ludeman (1922-2001) of the United States Navy , who had headed the flight operations facility at McMurdo Station in 1963.
Web links
- Ludeman Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ludeman Glacier on geographic.org (English)