Remington Glacier

Remington Glacier is a steep glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in Doyran Heights in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It rises just north of McPherson Peak and flows east-southeast to debouch between the terminus of Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur.

Reminghton Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Remington Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°34′00″S 84°18′00″W
Length	7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Hough Glacier and Johnson Spur
Status	unknown

Background

Central and southern Sentinel Range map[1]

Discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14–15, 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from these photos.

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward W. Remington, glaciologist at the South Pole Station during the IGY in 1957.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

1. Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

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