Grimes Glacier
Grimes Glacier is a steep glacier descending from the east side of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Master Chief Equipmentman Paul D.Grimes Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 786 metres (2,579 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-79.2° or 79° 12′ south
Longitude
-84.36667° or 84° 22′ west
Open location code
26GQQJXM+X8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grimes Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grimes Glacier”
- Chinese: “格賴姆斯冰川”
- German: “Grimes-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Grimes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grimesbreen”
- Swedish: “Grimes Glacier”
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