Laird Glacier

Laird Glacier (84°55′S 169°55′E / 84.917°S 169.917°E / -84.917; 169.917Coordinates: 84°55′S 169°55′E / 84.917°S 169.917°E / -84.917; 169.917) is a tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing northeast from the Supporters Range, Antarctica, to enter Keltie Glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Ranfurly Point. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert J. Laird, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at McMurdo Station, 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Laird Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-24.

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