- Source: Newcomer Glacier
Newcomer Glacier (77°47′S 85°27′W) is a glacier 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long transecting the north part of the Sentinel Range, flowing from the vicinity of Allen Peak southeast between Gromshin Heights and the main ridge of range, and then east between Gromshin Heights and Sostra Heights to where it leaves the Sentinel Range north of Bracken Peak and south of Foros Spur. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Loyd E. Newcomer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot on photographic flights over the range on 14–15 December 1959.
Tributary glaciers
Anchialus Glacier
Sabazios Glacier
Vidul Glacier
See also
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
Maps
Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Further reading
Damien Gildea, Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
James G. Bockheim, The Soils of Antarctica, P 172
Zhigang Peng, Jacob I. Walter, Richard C. Aster, Andrew Nyblade, Douglas A. Wiens and Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Antarctic icequakes triggered by the 2010 Maule earthquake in Chile, P 2
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Newcomer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.