Hudman Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hudman Glacier
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°54′00″S 84°12′00″W / 78.90000°S 84.20000°W / -78.90000; -84.20000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Minnesota Glacier
Status	unknown

Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

Hudman Glacier (78°54′S 84°12′W / 78.900°S 84.200°W / -78.900; -84.200) is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Rayburn A. Hudman, United States Marine Corps, who died in the crash of a Lockheed P2V-2n Neptune, modified for extreme range, flying in sub zero temperatures and Ski equippedfor landing on the Ice runways at McMurdo Sound Antarctica on October 18, 1956.

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