Foley Glacier

Foley Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Foley Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	71°58′00″S 101°10′00″W / 71.96667°S 101.16667°W / -71.96667; -101.16667
Length	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	east of Cape Petersen
Status	unknown

Foley Glacier (

71°58′S 101°10′W / 71.967°S 101.167°W / -71.967; -101.167Coordinates: 71°58′S 101°10′W / 71.967°S 101.167°W / -71.967; -101.167) is a glacier about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long flowing north from the western end of Thurston Island just east of Cape Petersen. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after , of the United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, a computer specialist and team member of the Glaciological and Coastal-Change Maps of Antarctica Project.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps[]

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References[]

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