Siemiatkowski Glacier
| Siemiatkowski Glacier | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| length | 40 km | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 54 ′ S , 144 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Nickerson Ice Shelf | |
The Siemiatkowski Glacier is a 40 km long glacier in Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica . It flows into the the Ruppert Coast offshore Nickerson Ice Shelf .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and with the help of aerial photographs of the United States Navy from the years 1959 to 1965. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Edmond R. Siemiatkowski (1941-1970), aurora physicist on the Byrd Station in 1964.
Web links
- Siemiatkowski Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Siemiatkowski Glacier on geographic.org (English)