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| Nimitz Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Nimitz Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°55′00″S 85°10′00″W / 78.91667°S 85.16667°W |
| Length | 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) |
| Width | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Minnesota Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, draining the area about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains.[1]
Discovered by USN Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey from these photos. Named by US-ACAN for Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN, who as Chief of Naval Operations at the time of Operation Highjump, 1946–1947, made possible that unprecedentedly large Antarctic expedition.[2]
- ^ Nimitz Glacier
- ^ Headland, Robert (1989). Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events. Cambridge University Press. p. 314. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
Established 26 August 1946 by... Chester W. Nimitz, the expedition (Operation "Highjump" was primarily a naval training exercise and the largest exploratory venture hitherto attempted in Antarctica.