- Branscomb Glacier
The Branscomb Glacier (coord|78|32|S|86|05|W|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is an Antarctic glacier, 9.5 km (6 mi) long, flowing west from the north-west side of
Vinson Massif (the highest point in Antarctica) intoNimitz Glacier , in theSentinel Range of theEllsworth Mountains . The glacier was mapped by the USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs between 1957 and 1960.It was named by US-ACAN after
Lewis M. Branscomb , Chairman of theNational Science Board from 1982 to 1984.ee also
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List of glaciers References
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