Hyde Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
79°48′00″S 83°42′00″W / 79.80000°S 83.70000°W / -79.80000; -83.70000
Hyde Glacier (79°48′S 83°42′W / 79.800°S 83.700°W / -79.800; -83.700) is a short glacier flowing east through the Edson Hills to join Union Glacier, in the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William H. Hyde, an ionospheric scientist at Little America V Station in 1958.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ "Hyde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hyde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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