Tyler glacier
| Tyler glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Admiralty Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 15 ′ S , 168 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Tucker Glacier | |
The Tyler Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Admiralty Mountains it flows between Taylor Peak and Mount Francis to the Tucker Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1962. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1964 after Lieutenant Paul E. Tyler of the US Navy, medical officer on the Hallett- Station in 1962.
Web links
- Tyler Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tyler Glacier on geographic.org (English)