Andrew Glacier

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Andrew Glacier
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Location of Trinity Peninsula
Map showing the location of Andrew Glacier
Map showing the location of Andrew Glacier
Location of Andrew Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W / -63.883; -59.667
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation442 m (1,450 ft)
TerminusOgnen Cove
Statusunknown

Andrew Glacier (

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63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W / -63.883; -59.667Coordinates: 63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W / -63.883; -59.667) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing northeast into Ognen Cove in Charcot Bay immediately west of the Webster Peaks on Trinity Peninsula, northern Graham Land.

History[]

Andrew Glacier was charted in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named the feature for Dr. , medical officer at the FIDS Hope Bay station in 1946–47.[1][2]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

Maps[]

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrew Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. ^ Andrew Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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


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