Saltzman Glacier
| Saltzman Glacier | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 39 ′ S , 84 ° 51 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Thomas Glacier | |
The Saltzman Glacier is a glacier in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It flows from the eastern slopes of Mount Strybing eastwards between Mount Osborne and the Moyher Ridge to the Thomas Glacier in the south of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2006 after the American geoscientist Eric S. Saltzman (* 1955) from the University of California, Irvine , who headed the working group on ice drilling of the United States Antarctic Program in 2006 .
Web links
- Saltzman Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Saltzman Glacier on geographic.org (English)