Brown Glacier, Palmer Land

Brown Glacier (74°50′S 65°8′W / 74.833°S 65.133°W / -74.833; -65.133Coordinates: 74°50′S 65°8′W / 74.833°S 65.133°W / -74.833; -65.133) is a large glacier on the west side of Latady Mountains, flowing south-southeast to join Ketchum Glacier, west of Gardner Inlet, on Lassiter Coast, Palmer Land. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named after Lawrence Edward Brown, a geologist who was a member of the USGS field party which crossed this glacier, 1969-70.

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