Barnes Glacier

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Barnes Glacier
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Location of Hemimont Plateau on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Barnes Glacier
Map showing the location of Barnes Glacier
Location of Barnes Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates67°32′S 66°25′W / 67.533°S 66.417°W / -67.533; -66.417
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation400 m (1,312 ft)
TerminusBlind Bay
Statusunknown

Barnes Glacier (

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67°32′S 66°25′W / 67.533°S 66.417°W / -67.533; -66.417Coordinates: 67°32′S 66°25′W / 67.533°S 66.417°W / -67.533; -66.417) is a glacier on the west side of Hemimont Plateau flowing west into Blind Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for , Canadian physicist and pioneer of ice engineering.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

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


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