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Lower Thwaites Glacier

Coordinate: S 76.4583, W 107.782

Transportation: Twin Otter/Basler

Closest operations HUB: 341km to WAIS

GPS

Station ID: LTHW

Installed: 2009-2010 season

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Seismic

Station ID: DNTW

Installed: 2009-2010 season

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A broad glacier flowing into Amundsen Sea about 30 mi E of Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land. Though imperfectly delineated, the glacier has tremendous flow and in January 1966 had formed a large floating glacier tongue (40 mi long) and an extensive grounded iceberg tongue (70 mi long). Together, these features extend into Amundsen Sea more than 100 mi and inhibit E-W navigation by ships. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN in association with Thwaites Glacier Tongue (https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=132692).