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Plummer Glacier

Plummer Glacier is a short glacier descending east through the Enterprise Hills to the north of Lippert Peak and the Douglas Peaks, in the Heritage Range in Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles C. Plummer, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Palmer Station in 1965.

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Plummer Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Location within Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates79°58′00″S 81°30′00″W / 79.96667°S 81.50000°W / -79.96667; -81.50000
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHeritage Range
Statusunknown

Plummer Glacier (79°58′S 81°30′W / 79.967°S 81.500°W / -79.967; -81.500) is a short glacier descending east through the Enterprise Hills to the north of Lippert Peak and the Douglas Peaks, in the Heritage Range in Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles C. Plummer, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Palmer Station in 1965.

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