Goodell Glacier

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Goodell Glacier
Map showing the location of Goodell Glacier
Map showing the location of Goodell Glacier
Location of Goodell Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates72°55′00″S 88°30′00″W / 72.91667°S 88.50000°W / -72.91667; -88.50000
Length5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusWilliams Ice Stream
Statusunknown

Goodell Glacier (72°55′S 88°30′W / 72.917°S 88.500°W / -72.917; -88.500) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long flowing east and north from Fletcher Peninsula into the Williams Ice Stream, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Janice G. Goodell of the United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, a support member of the Glacier Studies Project Team from the early 1990s onwards.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Goodell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 April 2012.