Entrikin Glacier

Entrikin Glacier (80°49′S 160°0′E / 80.817°S 160.000°E / -80.817; 160.000Coordinates: 80°49′S 160°0′E / 80.817°S 160.000°E / -80.817; 160.000) is a broad sweeping glacier flowing eastward from the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica into Matterson Inlet. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Joseph W. Entrikin, a U.S. Navy pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze I, 1955–56.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Entrikin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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