Hough Glacier (78°32′S 84°20′W / 78.533°S 84.333°W / -78.533; -84.333) is a glacier in central Doyran Heights in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, rising just south of Mount Tuck and flowing east-southeast for 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) between Guerrero Glacier and Remington Glacier. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William S. Hough, who made ionosphere studies at South Pole Station in 1957.[1]

Hough Glacier
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hough Glacier
Map showing the location of Hough Glacier
Location of Hough Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°32′S 84°20′W / 78.533°S 84.333°W / -78.533; -84.333
Length10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

See also edit

Maps edit

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hough Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 June 2012.