Wahl Glacier

Wahl Glacier

Wahl Glacier is a glacier on Antarctica. It is named for Bruno Wahl (1929–2000), a German-American physicist and rocket scientist. In 1960-1961, Dr. Wahl wintered over to measure levels of the Van Allen radiation belt for the U.S. space program.

The glacier is located convert|5630|km|mi almost due south of Sydney, Australia, and convert|678|km|mi south of McMurdo Station.

References

* [http://exploration.vanderbilt.edu/news/features/miller/dispatches/dec7.htm Wahl Glacier Station]
* [http://protist.biology.washington.edu/sidor/Antarctica/Research.html Wahl Glacier Research]
* [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/place_names_near_place.cfm?lat=-83.9833333&lon=165.1&offset=1.0&place_name=Wahl%20Glacier Australia Government Data]


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