Jacobsen Glacier

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Jacobsen Glacier (82°58′S 167°5′ECoordinates: 82°58′S 167°5′E) is a glacier flowing east-northeast from Mount Reid, in the Holland Range, into the Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys (1961-62) and Navy air photos (1960). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for H. Jacobsen, Master of the USNS Chattahoochee during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.

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