Walsh Glacier (Antarctica)
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location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
Mountains | Wilson Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 69 ° 33 ′ S , 158 ° 45 ′ E | |
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drainage | Tomilin Glacier |
The Walsh Glacier is a glacier on the Oates Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the center of the Wilson Hills it flows along the south side of the Goodman Hills in an east-northeast direction and flows into the lower section of the Tomilin Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1970 after Gary Walsh, who was part of the United States Antarctic from 1968 to 1969 Research Program worked as a biologist on the Hallett Station .
Web links
- Walsh Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Walsh Glacier on geographic.org (English)