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[[File: | [[File:WISCONBSIN RANGE.jpg |thumb|500px|Area map of the Reedy Glacier]] | ||
The '''Reedy Glacier''' is a major [[glacier]] in [[Westarctica]], over 160 km (100 mi) long and from 10 to 19 km (6 to 12 mi) wide, descending from the polar plateau to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] between the [[Michigan Plateau]] and the [[Wisconsin Range]], and marking the limits of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] on the west and the [[Horlick Mountains]] on the east. | The '''Reedy Glacier''' is a major [[glacier]] in [[Westarctica]], over 160 km (100 mi) long and from 10 to 19 km (6 to 12 mi) wide, descending from the polar plateau to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] between the [[Michigan Plateau]] and the [[Wisconsin Range]], and marking the limits of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] on the west and the [[Horlick Mountains]] on the east. | ||
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Mapped by USGS from surveys and US Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James R. Reedy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], from November 1962 until April 1965. | Mapped by USGS from surveys and US Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James R. Reedy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], from November 1962 until April 1965. | ||
==Nearby features== | |||
* [[Langford Peak]] | |||
* [[Abbey Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Mount Frontz]] | |||
* [[Gratton Nunataks]] | |||
* [[May Peak]] | |||
* [[Savage Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Caloplaca Hills]] | |||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||