Remington Glacier facts for kids
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°34′00″S 84°18′00″W / 78.56667°S 84.30000°W |
| Length | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur |
| Status | unknown |
Remington Glacier is a steep glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in Doyran Heights in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It rises just north of McPherson Peak and flows east-southeast to debouch between the terminus of Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur.
Background
Discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14–15, 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from these photos.
Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward W. Remington, glaciologist at the South Pole Station during the IGY in 1957.
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