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Henderson Glacier

Coordinates: 79°47′S 82°25′W / 79.783°S 82.417°W / -79.783; -82.417
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Henderson Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Henderson Glacier
Map showing the location of Henderson Glacier
Location of Henderson Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates79°47′00″S 82°25′00″W / 79.78333°S 82.41667°W / -79.78333; -82.41667
Length7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusUnion Glacier
Statusunknown

Henderson Glacier is a glacier approximately 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in the Enterprise Hills of the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It flows northeast from Schoeck Peak and Hoinkes Peak to enter Union Glacier just east of Mount Rossman. Henderson Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Felix E. Henderson, a United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist at Eights Station in 1965.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Henderson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

79°47′S 82°25′W / 79.783°S 82.417°W / -79.783; -82.417