Nimitz Glacier
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Nimitz Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica flowing along the eastern side of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nimitz Glacier canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | U.S. Antarctic exploration and mapping efforts ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica (no sovereign state) ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | generally southeast ⓘ |
| drains |
eastern slopes of the Sentinel Range
ⓘ
southern part of the Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| featureCategory | glacier in Ellsworth Land ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | eastern side of the Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | southern Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsTo | Minnesota Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for a U.S. Fleet Admiral ⓘ |
| isMajorGlacierOf |
Ellsworth Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 40 nautical miles
ⓘ
approximately 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ellsworth Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedUsing |
U.S. Navy air photos
ⓘ
surveys ⓘ |
| mappingPeriod | 1957–1959 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chester W. Nimitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Barnes Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bergison Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Petvar Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinson Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellsworth Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sentinel Range region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceFlow | ice ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.