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Roscoe Glacier

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under Mawson. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by
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Map showing the location of Roscoe Glacier
Antarctica
Queen Mary Land
Coordinates
66°30′S 95°20′E / 66.500°S 95.333°E / -66.500; 95.333
Shackleton Ice Shelf
66°30′S 95°20′E / 66.500°S 95.333°E / -66.500; 95.333
glacier
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Cape Moyes
Junction Corner
F. Wild
Western Base Party
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
John H. Roscoe
Antarctic Bibliography
United States Antarctic Program
U.S. Navy Operation Windmill
Wilhelm II
Queen Mary
Knox
Budd Coasts
Roscoe Promontory
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
Roscoe Glacier
public domain material
"Roscoe Glacier"

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