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[[File:Pope Glacier.jpg|thumb|Pope Glacier with Mt. Murphy in the background]] | |||
'''Pope Glacier''' (75°19′S 111°22′W) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north along the west side of [[Mount Murphy]] to the [[Crosson Ice Shelf]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. | '''Pope Glacier''' (75°19′S 111°22′W) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north along the west side of [[Mount Murphy]] to the [[Crosson Ice Shelf]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Pope Glacier was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Maj. Donald R. Pope, civil engineer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1965-67. | The Pope Glacier was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Maj. Donald R. Pope, civil engineer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], 1965-67. | ||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||