Coordinate: S 77.5821, W 109.044
Transportation: Twin Otter/Basler
Closest operations HUB: 213km to WAIS
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Station ID: UTHW
Installed: 2009-2010 season
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Seismic
Station ID: UPTW
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).