Fisher Glacier

Fisher Glacier.
Location of Fisher Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Mac. Robertson Land
Coordinates	73°15′S 66°00′E / 73.250°S 66.000°E / -73.250; 66.000
Length	ca. 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Lambert Glacier
Status	unknown

Fisher Glacier is a prominent western tributary to the Lambert Glacier, about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) long, flowing east past the north sides of Mount Menzies and Mount Rubin and joining the main stream of the Lambert Glacier just east of Mount Stinear. It was sighted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft by in 1957, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for , chief geologist at the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Department of National Development, Australia.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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

Coordinates: 73°15′S 66°0′E / 73.250°S 66.000°E / -73.250; 66.000

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