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Polar Times Glacier

Coordinates: 69°46′S 74°35′E / 69.767°S 74.583°E / -69.767; 74.583
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Polar Times Glacier Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Polar Times Glacier Glacier
Map showing the location of Polar Times Glacier Glacier
Location of Polar Times Glacier Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates69°46′S 74°35′E / 69.767°S 74.583°E / -69.767; 74.583
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPublications Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Polar Times Glacier (69°46′S 74°35′E / 69.767°S 74.583°E / -69.767; 74.583) is a glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast, flowing northward between Svarthausen Nunatak and Boyd Nunatak into the western part of Publications Ice Shelf. It was delineated by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946–1947, and named by Roscoe after The Polar Times, a polar journal published by the American Polar Society, New York City.

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