Attlee Glacier

Attlee Glacier
Location of Attlee Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767
Length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Highest elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Terminus	Cabinet Inlet
Status	unknown

Attlee Glacier (

66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767Coordinates: 66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767) is a glacier 8 miles (13 km) long, which flows east-southeast from the plateau escarpment on the east side of Graham Land to the head of Cabinet Inlet to the north of Bevin Glacier.

History[]

Attlee Glacier was charted, in December 1947, from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. It was named by the FIDS for Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, M.P., British Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, member of the War Cabinet, and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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