Hlubek Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Map showing the location of Hlubek Glacier
Map showing the location of Hlubek Glacier
Location of Hlubek Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates72°30′00″S 97°09′00″W / 72.50000°S 97.15000°W / -72.50000; -97.15000
Length9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusAbbot Ice Shelf
Statusunknown
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Hlubeck Glacier (72°30′S 97°9′W / 72.500°S 97.150°W / -72.500; -97.150) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Long Glacier in southeast Thurston Island, Antarctica. It flows south along the east side of Shelton Head into the Abbot Ice Shelf. The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after aviation radioman Vernon R. Hlubeck, a PBM Mariner aircrewman in the Eastern group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjoining coastal areas, 1946–47.[1]

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References

  1. "Hlubeck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 June 2012.


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