Kichenside Glacier

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Kichenside Glacier (67°46′S 47°36′ECoordinates: 67°46′S 47°36′E) is a glacier, 15 miles (24 km) long and 3 to 5 miles (8 km) wide, flowing northeast into the south part of Hannan Ice Shelf on the coast of Enderby Land. Charted from air photos taken from an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Squadron Leader J. Kichenside, RAAF, officer commanding the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station in 1960.

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