Tulaczyk Glacier

Tulaczyk Glacier (78°35′S 85°53′W) is a steep valley glacier draining the west slope of Vinson Massif southwest of Príncipe de Asturias Peak, and descending between Cairns Glacier and Zapol Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. The glacier flows southwestward and leaving the range, together with Cairns Glacier joins Nimitz Glacier west of Hodges Knoll and southeast of Klenova Peak. It was named by US-ACAN (2006) after Slawek M. Tulaczyk, Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz; USAP researcher of West Antarctic ice streams from 1998.

Tulaczyk Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Location of Thomson Glacier in Antarctica
LocationBryan Coast
Coordinates73°35′S 85°53′W
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

See also

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References
  • Tulaczyk Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Tulaczyk Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 



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