Commandant Charcot Glacier

Commandant Charcot Glacier
Commandant Charcot Glacier
	Location of Adelie Land in Antarctica
	Location of Commandant Charcot Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Adélie Land
Coordinates	66°25′S 136°35′E / 66.417°S 136.583°E
Length	12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
Width	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Victor Bay
Status	unknown

Commandant Charcot Glacier (

66°25′S 136°35′E / 66.417°S 136.583°ECoordinates:

66°25′S 136°35′E / 66.417°S 136.583°E) is a prominent glacier about 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide and 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing north-northwest from the continental ice to its terminus at the head of Victor Bay. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The , under sledged west along the coast to Victor Bay, close east of this glacier, in December 1952, and it was named by them for the polar ship Commandant Charcot which transported French expeditions to this area, 1948–1952.^[1]^[2]

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^ "Commandant Charcot Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
^ "Commandant Charcot Glacier Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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[gnis-1] "Commandant Charcot Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-19.

[2] "Commandant Charcot Glacier Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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Commandant Charcot Glacier

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