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'''Kohler Glacier''' is a distributary of the [[Smith Glacier]] in [[Westarctica]], flowing northward through the middle of the [[Kohler Range]] into [[Dotson Ice Shelf]]. | '''Kohler Glacier''' is a distributary of the [[Smith Glacier]] in [[Westarctica]], flowing northward through the middle of the [[Kohler Range]] into [[Dotson Ice Shelf]]. | ||
The glacier lies in a low valley that bisects the Kohler Range into its western and eastern halves. | The [[glacier]] lies in a low valley that bisects the Kohler Range into its western and eastern halves. | ||
==Discovery and Naming== | ==Discovery and Naming== | ||
It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with the Kohler Range. | It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with the nearby Kohler Range. The Kohler Range was range named after American manufacturer, and Governor of Wisconsin Walter J. Kohler, Jr., who helped finance the U.S. Navy's expedition to Antarctica | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||