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Fendorf Glacier
Location of Fendorf Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°30′S 84°49′W / 79.500°S 84.817°W / -79.500; -84.817
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dobbratz Glacier
Status	unknown

Fendorf Glacier (79°30′S 84°49′W / 79.500°S 84.817°W / -79.500; -84.817) is a broad glacier draining from the eastern slopes of the Gifford Peaks and flowing north to merge with Dobbratz Glacier, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander James E. Fendorf, U.S. Navy, a pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1966.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

1. "Fendorf Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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

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