Oliver Glacier
| Oliver Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Elizabeth Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 34 ′ S , 163 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lowery Glacier | |
The Oliver Glacier is a glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Elizabeth Range it flows from the area west and south of Mount Christchurch to the Lowery Glacier , which it reaches immediately north of the Taylor Hills .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using the United States Navy's own surveys and aerial photographs from 1960 to 1962. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Edward J. Oliver, a glaciologist in the United States Antarctic Research Program on the Amundsen River. Scott South Pole Station from 1961 to 1962.
Web links
- Oliver Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Oliver Glacier on geographic.org (English)