Willnam Glacier
| Willnam Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 25 ′ S , 162 ° 2 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Skelton Glacier | |
The Werdennam Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . From the western slopes of the Royal Society Range, it flows between Mount Moxley and Mount Lisicky in a westerly direction to the Skelton Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1963 after squadron leader Kenneth A. C. Werdennam (* 1928) of the Royal Air Force , an observing pilot at McMurdo Station in 1960, who also flew missions for the VX-6 squadron of the United States Navy .
Web links
- Wirdnam Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Werdennam Glacier on geographic.org (English)