Helman Glacier

Helman Glacier (72°12′S 168°28′E / 72.200°S 168.467°E / -72.200; 168.467Coordinates: 72°12′S 168°28′E / 72.200°S 168.467°E / -72.200; 168.467) is a small tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica, flowing southward between Mount Gleaton and Taylor Peak into Tucker Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Terry N. Helman, U.S. Navy, a radioman at McMurdo Station, 1967.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Helman Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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