Blaiklock Glacier

Blaiklock Glacier
Location of Blaiklock Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Coats Land
Coordinates	80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850
Length	16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Shackleton Range
Status	unknown

Blaiklock Glacier (

80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850Coordinates: 80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850) is a glacier 16 nautical miles (30 km) long, flowing north from Turnpike Bluff, then northwest to Mount Provender and Mount Lowe in the western part of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), and named for Kenneth V. Blaiklock, the leader of the advance party of the CTAE in 1955–56 and a surveyor with the transpolar party in 1956–58.^[1][2]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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