Rutgers Glacier

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Rutgers Glacier
Map depicting the location of Rutgers Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Coordinates	78°14′00″S 161°55′00″E / 78.23333°S 161.91667°E / -78.23333; 161.91667Coordinates: 78°14′00″S 161°55′00″E / 78.23333°S 161.91667°E / -78.23333; 161.91667

Rutgers Glacier (78°14′S 161°55′E / 78.233°S 161.917°E / -78.233; 161.917) is a steep glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Rutgers Glacier descends southwest from Johns Hopkins Ridge and Mount Rucker to enter the Skelton Glacier.^[1] Abbott Spur separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier from Allison Glacier.^[2]

Discovery and naming

Royal Society Range

Map depicting the location of the Royal Society Range in Antarctica

Rutgers Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy. The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, which has sent researchers to Antarctica, and in association with Johns Hopkins Ridge and Carleton Glacier.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rutgers Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
↑ "Abbott Spur". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.

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