Siemiatkowski Glacier

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Siemiatkowski Glacier (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long, flowing northwest to Nickerson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski, auroral physicist at Byrd Station, 1964.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Siemiatkowski Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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