Giovinco Ice Piedmont

Giovinco Ice Piedmont (84°1′S 176°10′E / 84.017°S 176.167°E / -84.017; 176.167Coordinates: 84°1′S 176°10′E / 84.017°S 176.167°E / -84.017; 176.167) is an ice piedmont, 10 nautical miles (19 km) wide, between Canyon Glacier and Perez Glacier, gradually descending north to the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for F.A. Giovinco, Master of the USNS Private John R. Towle during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Giovinco Ice Piedmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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