Nimitz Glacier

The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, draining the area about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains.^[1]

Nimitz Glacier
Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica
Location of Nimitz Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°55′00″S 85°10′00″W
Length	40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi)
Width	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Minnesota Glacier
Status	unknown

Sentinel Range map

Discovered by USN Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey from these photos. Named by US-ACAN for Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN, who as Chief of Naval Operations at the time of Operation Highjump, 1946–1947, made possible that unprecedentedly large Antarctic expedition.^[2]

Tributary glaciers

• Karasura Glacier
• Branscomb Glacier
• Cairns Glacier
• Tulaczyk Glacier
• Zapol Glacier
• Donnellan Glacier
• Gildea Glacier
• Bender Glacier
• Sirma Glacier

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.