Bary Glacier

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Bary Glacier
Map showing the location of Bary Glacier
Map showing the location of Bary Glacier
Location of Bary Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°26′S 36°47′W / 54.433°S 36.783°W / -54.433; -36.783
Thicknessunknown
TerminusJacobsen Bight
Statusunknown

Bary Glacier (

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54°26′S 36°47′W / 54.433°S 36.783°W / -54.433; -36.783Coordinates: 54°26′S 36°47′W / 54.433°S 36.783°W / -54.433; -36.783) is a glacier flowing west into Jacobsen Bight, South Georgia, south of Christophersen Glacier. The glacier cuts through the longest sedimentary sequence on the island, from Christophersen Glacier to Cape Darnley. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1982 after , one of the first directors of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca from 1904.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology
  • Retreat of glaciers since 1850
  • Glacier mass balance

References[]

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


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