Clark Glacier (Antarctica)

Not to be confused with Clarke Glacier (disambiguation).

Clark Glacier (77°25′S 162°22′E / 77.417°S 162.367°E / -77.417; 162.367Coordinates: 77°25′S 162°22′E / 77.417°S 162.367°E / -77.417; 162.367) is a glacier between Mount Theseus and Mount Allen, occupying a low pass in the eastern part of the Olympus Range in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, for Professor R.H. Clark, head of the Geology Department at the university, who was immediately responsible for the sponsoring of the expedition.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Clark Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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