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[[File:C86135s1 Ant.Map Mount Blackburn.jpg|thumb|The Van Reeth Glacier, situated between the Gothic and La Gorce Mountains]] | |||
The '''Van Reeth Glacier''' (86°25′S 148°0′W) is a tributary glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, draining westward to the [[Scott Glacier]] between [[Mount Blackburn|Mounts Blackburn]] and [[Mount Bowlin|Bowlin]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of Westarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Eugene W. Van Reeth, a pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966, 1967 and 1968, and squadron commander in 1969. Later in his career, Commander Van Reeth was promoted to captain, and eventually became the commanding officer of Operation Deep Freeze Task Force 43 in the 1970s. | The '''Van Reeth Glacier''' (86°25′S 148°0′W) is a tributary glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, draining westward to the [[Scott Glacier]] between [[Mount Blackburn|Mounts Blackburn]] and [[Mount Bowlin|Bowlin]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of Westarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Eugene W. Van Reeth, a pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] 1966, 1967 and 1968, and squadron commander in 1969. Later in his career, Commander Van Reeth was promoted to captain, and eventually became the commanding officer of Operation Deep Freeze Task Force 43 in the 1970s. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||