Falkenhof Glacier

Falkenhof Glacier (85°2′S 172°5′E / 85.033°S 172.083°E / -85.033; 172.083Coordinates: 85°2′S 172°5′E / 85.033°S 172.083°E / -85.033; 172.083) is a tributary glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing west from the vicinity of Tricorn Mountain to enter Snakeskin Glacier northwest of Mount Clarke, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jack J. Falkenhof, a United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Falkenhof Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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