- DeBreuck Glacier
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DeBreuck Glacier (82°53′S 162°50′E / 82.883°S 162.833°E) is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, which is a southern tributary to Kent Glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William De Breuck, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Belgian glaciologist at the South Pole Station, 1962-63. Member of the USARP South Pole Queen Maud Land Traverse III (SPQMLT III) 1967-1968. First Belgian researcher to set foot on the Pole Plateau.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "DeBreuck Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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