Kempe Glacier (78°18′S 162°54′E / 78.300°S 162.900°E / -78.300; 162.900) is a short alpine glacier in Antarctica, bounded on the north by Dismal Ridge and on the south by the Mount KempeMount Dromedary ridge, whose chief nourishment is névé fields on the north slopes of Mount Kempe. The glacier drains northeast toward Roaring Valley. It was named by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, for its association with Mount Kempe.[1]

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  1. "Kempe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

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