Hlubeck Glacier

Hlubeck Glacier (72°30′S 97°9′W) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Long Glacier in southeast Thurston Island, Antarctica. It flows south along the east side of Shelton Head into the Abbot Ice Shelf. The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after aviation radioman Vernon R. Hlubeck, a PBM Mariner aircrewman in the Eastern group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjoining coastal areas, 1946–47.[1]

Hlubek Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Hlubek Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°30′00″S 97°09′00″W
Length	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Abbot Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

1. "Hlubeck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

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