Irvine Glacier

Irvine Glacier

Irvine Glacier (coord|74|42|S|63|15|W|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier, 40 miles (64 km) long, draining southeast between the Guettard Range and the Rare Range into the north part of Gardner Inlet. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for George J. Irvine, of the Engineer Depot at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, who outlined the RARE photographic program.

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