Cairns Glacier (78°34′S 86°00′W / 78.567°S 86.000°W) is a glacier on the west slope of Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Antarctica, situated between Branscomb Glacier and Tulaczyk Glacier. It flows along the northwest side of Brichebor Peak southwestwards, and leaving the range together with Tulaczyk Glacier joins Nimitz Glacier southeast of Klenova Peak.
| Cairns Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Cairns Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°34′S 86°00′W / 78.567°S 86.000°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Nimitz Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
The feature was named by US-ACAN (2006) after Stephen Douglas Cairns, research zoologist, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1985–2006; Board of Associated Editors, Antarctic Research Series, American Geophysical Union, 1990–95.
See also edit
Maps edit
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cairns Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
External links edit
- Cairns Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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