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Hudman Glacier
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Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hudman Glacier
Map showing the location of Hudman Glacier
Location in Antarctica
Type tributary
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 78°54′00″S 84°12′00″W / 78.90000°S 84.20000°W / -78.90000; -84.20000
Thickness unknown
Terminus Minnesota Glacier
Status unknown
Vinson-Map
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.

Hudman Glacier (78°54′S 84°12′W / 78.900°S 84.200°W / -78.900; -84.200) is a glacier draining south of Mount Landolt between Marze Peak and Miller Peak in Petvar Heights at the south end of the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica, flowing south-southeast to Minnesota Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Rayburn A. Hudman, United States Marine Corps, who died in the crash of a Lockheed P2V-2n Neptune, modified for extreme range, flying in sub zero temperatures and Ski equippedfor landing on the Ice runways at McMurdo Sound Antarctica on October 18, 1956.

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