Jacobel Glacier () is a
glacier about long draining to the
Sulzberger Ice Shelf Sulzberger (German: habitational name for someone from a place called Sulzberg) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1935 to 1961
* Arthur Ochs Sulz ...
, Antarctica, south of
Hershey Ridge
Hershey Ridge () is a low, ice-covered ridge trending in a northwest–southeast direction for about between McKinley Peak and the Haines Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1934 by the Byrd Antarcti ...
. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
after Robert W. Jacobel, holder of the Grace A. Whittier Chair of Physics at
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf ...
,
Northfield, Minnesota. An Antarctic researcher from the 1980s onwards, his research interests include the combination of ground-based radar and ice core studies in
West Antarctica
West Antarctica, or Lesser Antarctica, one of the two major regions of Antarctica, is the part of that continent that lies within the Western Hemisphere, and includes the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from East Antarctica by the Transant ...
.
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References
Glaciers of Marie Byrd Land
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