Fegley Glacier

Fegley Glacier (83°24′S 167°25′E) is a tributary glacier in the Holland Range of Antarctica, flowing east into Lennox-King Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of Mount Allen Young. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Charles E. Fegley, III, of the Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the nuclear power unit at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze, 1964.[1]

NASA Radarsat Image of Antarctic Glaciers Showing Fegley Glacier

References

"Fegley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

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

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Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Nunatak P-form Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Suncup Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glaciofluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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