Hudman Glacier
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hudman Glacier
Map showing the location of Hudman Glacier
Location of Hudman Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°54′00″S 84°12′00″W / 78.90000°S 84.20000°W / -78.90000; -84.20000
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMinnesota Glacier
Statusunknown
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

Hudman Glacier (78°54′S 84°12′W / 78.900°S 84.200°W / -78.900; -84.200) is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Rayburn A. Hudman, United States Marine Corps, who died in the crash of a Lockheed P2V-2n Neptune, modified for extreme range, flying in sub zero temperatures and Ski equipped for landing on the Ice runways at McMurdo Sound Antarctica on October 18, 1956.[1]

See also

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

  1. "Hudman Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 June 2012.


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