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Nimitz Glacier

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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
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Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
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Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
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on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by
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Ellsworth Mountains
Map showing the location of Nimitz Glacier
Antarctica
Ellsworth Land
Coordinates
78°55′00″S 85°10′00″W / 78.91667°S 85.16667°W / -78.91667; -85.16667
Minnesota Glacier

Antarctic
Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range
Bastien Range
Minnesota Glacier
Ellsworth Mountains
USN
VX-6
United States Geological Survey
US-ACAN
Chester Nimitz
Operation Highjump
Karasura Glacier
Branscomb Glacier
Cairns Glacier
Tulaczyk Glacier
Zapol Glacier
Donnellan Glacier
Gildea Glacier
Bender Glacier
Sirma Glacier

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