Hart Glacier (Antarctica)
Hart Glacier is a small hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Meserve Glacier and Goodspeed Glacier. It was named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols for Roger Hart, a geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point in the 1959–60 field season.[2]
| Hart Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hart Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Victoria Land |
| Coordinates | 77°31′S 162°26′E[1] |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Wright Valley |
| Status | unknown |
Further reading
- Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water, P 716
- Denton, George H., Sugden David, E., Marchant, David R., Hall, Brenda L. and Wilch, Thomas I., EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET SENSITIVITY TO PLIOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE FROM A DRY VALLEYS PERSPECTIVE , Geogr. Ann. 75 A (4): 155–204, P 192
References
- GNIS
- "Hart Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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