Zinberg Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zinberg Glacier |
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Map of Thurston Island.
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Thurston Island Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 72°21′00″S 96°4′00″W / 72.35000°S 96.06667°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Status | unknown |
Zinberg Glacier (72°21′S 96°4′W / 72.350°S 96.067°W) is a glacier in east Thurston Island; it flows east-northeast into Morgan Inlet between Tierney Peninsula and the promontory ending in Ryan Point. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Cpl. E. Zinberg, U.S. Army photographer in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.
Maps
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See also
In Spanish: Glaciar Zinberg para niños
