Balish Glacier
Balish Glacier (79°25′S 84°30′W) is a glacier, 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, flowing north from the Soholt Peaks to enter Splettstoesser Glacier just northeast of Springer Peak, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Daniel Balish, Executive Officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965, and Commanding Officer in 1967.[1]
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Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica | |
Location of Balish Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Heritage Range |
Coordinates | 79°25′S 84°30′W |
Length | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) |
Thickness | unknownn |
Terminus | Splettstoesser Glacier |
Status | unknown |
References
- "Balish Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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