Epler Glacier
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Epler Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining west from Nilsen Plateau
in Queen Maud Mountains
to enter Amundsen Glacier
just south of Olsen Crags
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Charles F. Epler, storekeeper with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
on Operation Deep Freeze
1966 and 1967.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, draining west from Nilsen Plateau
Nilsen Plateau
Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau which, including Fram Mesa, is about 30 nautical miles long and 1 to 12 nautical miles wide, rising to 3,940 m between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains...
in Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
to enter Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, about 6 to 10 km wide and 128 km long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau, and descending through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf just west of the...
just south of Olsen Crags
Olsen Crags
Olsen Crags is a rugged crags surmounting a small but conspicuous mountain block that projects into the east side of Amundsen Glacier just north of Epler Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Charles F. Epler, storekeeper with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
on Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
1966 and 1967.