Cornwall Glacier (Coats Land)
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Location | Coats Land |
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Length | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Shackleton Range |
Status | unknown |
Cornwall Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
80°47′S 26°16′W / 80.783°S 26.267°W / -80.783; -26.267) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing south from Crossover Pass in the Shackleton Range to join Recovery Glacier east of Ram Bow Bluff. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and named for General Sir James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall, a member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955–58.[1][2]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Cornwall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ "Cornwall Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Cornwall Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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