Sprocket Glacier

Sprocket Glacier (77°12′S 160°34′E) is a glacier, 5 km long, flowing north from Skew Peak to abut against the ice of Mackay Glacier at the Chain Moraines, Victoria Land. The name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992–93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area.[1] Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995.[2]

References
  1. "Sprocket Glacier". geonames.usgs.gov. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Sprocket Glacier". data.aad.gov.au. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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


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