Zinberg Glacier

Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Zinberg Glacier (72°21′S 96°4′W / 72.350°S 96.067°W / -72.350; -96.067Coordinates: 72°21′S 96°4′W / 72.350°S 96.067°W / -72.350; -96.067) 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.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zinberg Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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