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The '''Bunner Glacier''' (74° 28'S 110° 40'W) is a [[glacier]] in the northeast part of [[Bear Peninsula]], flowing to the sea along the southeast side of [[Gurnon Peninsula]] | The '''Bunner Glacier''' (74° 28'S 110° 40'W) is a [[glacier]] in the northeast part of [[Bear Peninsula]], flowing to the sea along the southeast side of [[Gurnon Peninsula]] | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
The glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–66. Bunner Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Sergeant Donald R. Bunner, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in Antarctica during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965 and 1966. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Glaciers | [[Category: Glaciers]] |