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on his flight of December 20, 1928, the glaciers were so named because their relative position was suggestive of the radial cylinders of his
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Antarctic ice-shelf Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica
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engine. The Whirlwind Glaciers, comprising Flint, Demorest, Matthes, and
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67°24′S 65°32′W / 67.400°S 65.533°W / -67.400; -65.533
Whirlwind Inlet
Antarctic Peninsula
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Wright Whirlwind
Chamberlin Glaciers
United States Antarctic Service
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Antarctic ice-shelf Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica
Whirlwind Glaciers
USGS
Whirlwind Glaciers
SCAR
public domain material
"Whirlwind Glaciers"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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Glaciers in the Antarctic
List of glaciers in the Antarctic: A–H
List of glaciers in the Antarctic: I–Z
Adélie Land
Bouvet Island
Coats Land
Ellsworth Land

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