Hart Glacier

Hart Glacier is a small hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Meserve Glacier and Goodspeed Glacier. It was named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols for Roger Hart, a geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point in the 1959–60 field season.[2]

Hart Glacier
Location of Hart Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates77°31′S 162°26′E[1]
Thicknessunknown
TerminusWright Valley
Statusunknown

Further reading

• Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water, P 716
• Denton, George H., Sugden David, E., Marchant, David R., Hall, Brenda L. and Wilch, Thomas I., EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET SENSITIVITY TO PLIOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE FROM A DRY VALLEYS PERSPECTIVE , Geogr. Ann. 75 A (4): 155–204, P 192

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hart Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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