Jacoby Glacier

Jacoby Glacier (75°48′S 132°6′W / 75.800°S 132.100°W / -75.800; -132.100Coordinates: 75°48′S 132°6′W / 75.800°S 132.100°W / -75.800; -132.100) is a steep glacier draining the eastern slopes of the Ames Range between Mount Boennighausen and Mount Andrus, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William J. Jacoby, a driller at Byrd Station, 1968–69.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacoby Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

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