Olson firn field
| Olson firn field | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Churchill Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 7 ′ S , 158 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lucy Glacier , Prince Philip Glacier | |
The Olson Firn Field is a firn field in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Churchill Mountains , it lies on the northwest side of the Cobham Range and feeds the Lucy and Prince Philip glaciers .
Scientists from a 1964-1965 campaign by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition mapped it. It is named after Lieutenant Dennis Alvin Olson (1933-2008) of the United States Navy , who had flown the scientists to their missions in the Cobham Range, the Holyoake Range and the Queen Elizabeth Range .
Web links
- Olson Névé in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Olson Névé on geographic.org (English)