Shanklin Glacier
| Shanklin Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 37 ′ S , 176 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Muck Glacier | |
The Shanklin Glacier is a glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . In the Hughes Range of the Queen Maud Mountains, it flows from Mount Waterman in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Muck Glacier 8 km west of the Ramsey Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after Chief Warrant Officer David M. Shanklin of the United States Army , who had belonged to the delegation for the air support of the expedition of scientists from Texas Tech University to the Shackleton Glacier (1964-1965).
Web links
- Shanklin Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shanklin Glacier on geographic.org (English)