Shackleton Glacier
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Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, over 60 nautical miles long and from 5 to 10 nautical miles wide, descending from the Antarctic Plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing
U.S. Navy Lockheed LC-130 prepares to take off from Shackleton Glacier, Jan. 22, 1996.
Lockheed LC-130 takes off from the Shackleton Glacier 25 November 2007
USS Glacier
The United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent. Founded in 1959, the USAP manages all U.S. scientific research
Shackleton Glacier
…Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf between Mount Speed and Waldron Spurs. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sir Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic explorer. The Shackleton…
USAP hangar at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand
The old East Base on Stonington Island, built in 1939, seen here in 2007
USS Wyandot mooring at McMurdo Station (December 1955)
McMurdo Station sign