Brush Glacier (74°29′S 111°36′W / 74.483°S 111.600°W / -74.483; -111.600) is a broad glacier in the northwest part of the Bear Peninsula, flowing west into Dotson Ice Shelf to the north of Jeffrey Head, in Marie Byrd Land.[1] The head of the glacier is marked by rocky, wedge-shaped Rogers Spur.[2] Webster Pass divides Brush Glacier from Holt Glacier.[3]

Both features were first mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for personnel at the Byrd Substation. The glacier was named for station engineer Bernard E. Brush and the spur for electrical engineer James C. Rogers.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brush Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. 1 2 "Rogers Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Webster Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

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