Smith Glacier

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This article is about the glacier in Antarctica. For the glacier in Alaska, see Smith Glacier (Alaska).

Smith Glacier is a low-gradient Antarctic glacier, over 160 km (100 mi) long, draining from Toney Mountain in an ENE direction to Amundsen Sea. A northern distributary, Kohler Glacier, drains to Dotson Ice Shelf but the main flow passes to the sea between Bear Peninsula and Mount Murphy, terminating at Crosson Ice Shelf.

Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1959–65. Named by US-ACAN after Philip M. Smith (Smith Bluffs), Deputy Director, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, who in the period 1956–71 participated in a large number of expeditions to Antarctica in field and supervisory capacities.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Smith Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 75°05′S 112°00′W / 75.083°S 112.000°W / -75.083; -112.000

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