Rosanova Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rosanova Glacier |
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Map of Thurston Island
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| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 73°15′00″S 97°55′00″W / 73.25000°S 97.91667°W |
| Length | 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Abbot Ice Shelf |
| Status | unknown |
Rosanova Glacier (73°15′S 97°55′W / 73.250°S 97.917°W) is a glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long flowing north from King Peninsula into the Abbot Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Christine E. Rosanova, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Flagstaff, AZ; specialist in the use of satellite imagery for geological and glaciological studies from the early 1990s to 2002; a pioneer in the use of imagery for glacier velocity measurements.
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