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'''Vornberger Glacier''' (73°55′S 125°4′W) is a [[glacier]] about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long draining the north side of [[Siple Island]]. | [[File:Vornberger-Glacier.jpg|350px|thumb|Glacial map showing of Siple Island showing the location of Vornberger Glacier.]] | ||
'''Vornberger Glacier''' (73°55′S 125°4′W) is a [[glacier]] about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long draining the north side of [[Siple Island]] along the [[Armour Peninsula]]. | |||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Vornberger Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Patricia Vornberger, a NASA scientist who specialized in field and remotely sensed data studies of [[ice]] motion in [[West Antarctica]] from the 1980s to the present. | In January 2003, the Vornberger Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Patricia Vornberger, a NASA scientist who specialized in field and remotely sensed data studies of [[ice]] motion in [[West Antarctica]] from the 1980s to the present. | ||
==Noble title== | ==Noble title== | ||
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[[Category: Glaciers]] | [[Category: Glaciers]] | ||
[[Category:Siple Island]] | |||