Dawson-Lambton Glacier
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Glacier of Antarctica
Dawson-Lambton Glacier | |
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Location of Dawson-Lambton Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Coats Land |
Coordinates | 76°8′S 26°45′W / 76.133°S 26.750°W / -76.133; -26.750 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Weddell Sea |
Status | unknown |
The Dawson-Lambton Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier entering the south-eastern Weddell Sea immediately west of the Brunt Ice Shelf. It was discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. He named it for , a benefactress of the Shackleton expeditions.[1]
Important Bird Area[]
A 500 ha site on fast ice that forms in the Weddell Sea near the Dawson-Lambton Glacier has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of emperor penguins, with an estimate of some 2,600 individuals based on 2009 satellite imagery.[2]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Dawson-Lambton Trough
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Dawson-Lambton Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Dawson-Lambton Glacier". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
External links[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Dawson-Lambton Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Coordinates: 76°8′S 26°45′W / 76.133°S 26.750°W / -76.133; -26.750
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