Hudman Glacier

Hudman Glacier (78°54′S 84°12′W) is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Rayburn A. Hudman, United States Marine Corps, who died in the crash of a Lockheed P2V-2n Neptune, modified for extreme range, flying in sub zero temperatures and Ski equipped for landing on the Ice runways at McMurdo Sound Antarctica on October 18, 1956.

Hudman Glacier
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Location of Hudman Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°54′00″S 84°12′00″W
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Minnesota Glacier
Status	unknown

Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• 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

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Hudman Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.