Gaussiran Glacier is a glacier in the eastern part of the Britannia Range, Antarctica. It drains north from the saddle with Merrick Glacier to a juncture with Darwin Glacier between the Cranfield Icefalls and the Nebraska Peaks. It is separated from Alley Glacier by a series of large rock buttresses, including Robertson Buttress.

Gaussiran Glacier
Map showing the location of Gaussiran Glacier
Map showing the location of Gaussiran Glacier
Location of Gaussiran Glacier in Antarctica
LocationOates Land
Coordinates80°00′S 159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDarwin Glacier
Statusunknown

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant C.D. Gaussiran, U.S. Navy, a pilot with the VXE-6 detachment at Darwin Glacier Field Camp, 1978–79.[1]

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  1. ^ "Gaussiran Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Gaussiran Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

80°0′S 159°10′E / 80.000°S 159.167°E / -80.000; 159.167