Remington Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Reminghton Glacier |
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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 large river of ice found in Antarctica. It is about 7 nautical miles long, which is roughly 13 kilometers or 8 miles. This glacier is located in a very cold, snowy area known as the Sentinel Range, which is part of the Ellsworth Mountains.
The glacier starts just north of a place called McPherson Peak. From there, it flows towards the east-southeast. It ends by flowing into the area between the Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur.
Discovering Remington Glacier
The Remington Glacier was first seen by people from the U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6. They took pictures of the area from airplanes on December 14 and 15, 1959. Later, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) used these photos to create maps of the glacier.
The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN). They named it after Edward W. Remington. He was a glaciologist, a scientist who studies glaciers, at the South Pole Station in 1957. This was during a special time called the International Geophysical Year (IGY).
Maps
