- Dotson Ice Shelf
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Dotson Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 48 km (30 mi) wide between Martin and Bear Peninsulas on the coast of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.
First mapped by USGS from air photos obtained by USN Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. William A. Dotson, USN, formerly Officer in Charge of the Ice Reconnaissance Unit of the Naval Oceanographic Office, killed in a plane crash in Alaska in November 1964 while on an ice reconnaissance mission.
See also
- List of glaciers
- List of Antarctic ice shelves
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dotson Ice Shelf" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 74°24′S 112°22′W / 74.4°S 112.367°W
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