Gopher Glacier | |
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Location of Gopher Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Jones Mountains |
Status | unknown |
Gopher Glacier (73°28′S 94°0′W / 73.467°S 94.000°W) is a glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining north between Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped and named by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61; "Gopher" is the nickname of the University of Minnesota and of the State.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Gopher Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Gopher Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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