Siemiatkowski Glacier

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The Siemiatkowski Glacier (75°54′S 144°12′W) is a glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long, flowing northwest to Nickerson Ice Shelf on the coast of Westarctica.

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Discovery and name

The glacier was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski, an auroral physicist working at Byrd Station in 1964.

Peerage title

On 6 July 2025, Prince Owen, Duke of MacAyeal was granted the peerage title Duke of Siemiatkowski as a subordinate title.