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Erickson Glacier is a glacier 12 nautical miles (22 km) long flowing north from the Queen Maud Mountains between Mount Young and O’Leary Peak to join Ramsey Glacier at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander J.L. Erickson U.S. Navy commanding officer of the USS Staten Island during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.

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