Hansen Glacier

Not to be confused with Hansenbreen.

Hansen Glacier (78°21′S 84°33′W) is a tributary glacier 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing northeast from Mount Tuck between Veregava Ridge and Doyran Heights to join Dater Glacier west of Dickey Peak, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica.

Hansen Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Hansen Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°21′00″S 84°33′00″W
Length	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dater Glacier
Status	unknown

Sentinel Range map.

It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Herbert L. Hansen, a meteorologist at South Pole Station 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 updated.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Hansen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.