Marret Glacier

Marret Glacier (66°26′S 137°44′E / 66.433°S 137.733°E / -66.433; 137.733) is a channel glacier about 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northeast from the continental ice to the coast close east of Cape Robert. Delineated from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Mario Marret, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952-53, whose party extended reconnaissance of the coastal features to the west side of Victor Bay.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Marret Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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