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[[File:Ochs-Glacier.jpg|thumb|Map of the Fosdick Mountains showing the location of Ochs Glacier]] | [[File:Ochs-Glacier.jpg|thumb|Map of the Fosdick Mountains showing the location of Ochs Glacier]] | ||
'''Ochs Glacier''' (76°30′S 145°35′W) is a [[glacier]] flowing to the head of Block Bay between Mount Iphigene and Mount Avers, in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Ochs Glacier''' (76°30′S 145°35′W) is a [[glacier]] flowing to the head of [[Block Bay]] between Mount Iphigene and Mount Avers, in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== |
Revision as of 17:43, 8 May 2018
Ochs Glacier (76°30′S 145°35′W) is a glacier flowing to the head of Block Bay between Mount Iphigene and Mount Avers, in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named for Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the New York Times, a patron of the expedition.