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Gough Glacier

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and of Beacon Group sedimentary rocks baken by dolerite sills have been found on the steep heights of the Bravo Hills, about 360 metres (1,180 ft) above the level of the Ross Ice Shelf. The nearest outcrops of these rocks are at the head of the Gough Glacier, which must have carried the erratics
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and enters the Gough Glacier just north of Mount Dodge. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Max A. Holzrichter, USN, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1964 and 1965.
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and entering Gough Glacier just east of Mount Dodge. Named by US-ACAN for Equipment Operator 1st Class Walter L. Krout, USN, of Operation Deep Freeze, 1964.
291:. A steep-walled tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, descending the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains just east of 1415: 1324: 1319: 1481: 1445: 1380: 1525: 1420: 1548: 1435: 1390: 1289: 550: 296: 341:. A tributary glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, draining the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains between 66: 1430: 1425: 1395: 1355: 1340: 1282: 658: 38: 1460: 1440: 1345: 1305: 1567: 1360: 1263: 1465: 1410: 1365: 608: 1400: 1350: 913: 1496: 1491: 1385: 616: 59: 893: 832: 392: 359: 313: 263: 115: 868: 918: 1178: 827: 651: 1201: 908: 300: 299:(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Thomas W. Harwell, CEC, USN, who participated in Naval Support Activity during 248: 192: 148: 944: 559:"Geology of the area between the Axel Heiberg and Shackleton Glaciers, Queen Maud Range, Antarctica" 387:. A broad tributary glacier which drains the northeast slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains between 1138: 965: 883: 970: 767: 188: 1065: 172: 1253: 1216: 1040: 757: 644: 580: 558: 1501: 1258: 1158: 1055: 985: 847: 726: 630: 231:. Pretectonic intrusives have been found on the western side of Gough Glacier, ranging from 147:
glacier about 25 nautical miles (50 km) long, flowing from the northern slopes of the
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to the Bravo Hills at a time when the level of the glacier was higher.
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Gough Glacier is the largest of the glaciers between the
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to enter the upper part of Gough Glacier. Named by the
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Index

Krout Glacier
Map showing the location of
Coordinates
84°42′S 171°35′W / 84.700°S 171.583°W / -84.700; -171.583
Ross Ice Shelf
84°42′S 171°35′W / 84.700°S 171.583°W / -84.700; -171.583
Antarctic
Prince Olav Mountains
Lillie Range
Ross Ice Shelf
Gabbro Hills
Bravo Hills
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
A.L. Gough
Liv Glacier
Shackleton Glacier
Prince Olav Mountains
Mount Smithson
Mount Hall
Mount Dodge
Gabbro Hills
Bravo Hills
granodiorites
adamellites
gabbro
dolerite

84°57′S 171°29′W / 84.950°S 171.483°W / -84.950; -171.483
Mount Smithson
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

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