Snedeker Glacier (66°28′S 106°48′E / 66.467°S 106.800°E) is a channel glacier flowing to the Antarctic coast 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Merritt Island. Mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert H. Snedeker, photo interpreter with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along the coast from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast.
Snedeker Glacier | |
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Location of Snedeker Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | channel |
Location | Wilkes Land |
Coordinates | 66°28′00″S 106°48′00″E / 66.46667°S 106.80000°E |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
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edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Snedeker Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.