Foreman Glacier

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Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

Foreman Glacier (

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69°18′S 71°22′W / 69.300°S 71.367°W / -69.300; -71.367Coordinates: 69°18′S 71°22′W / 69.300°S 71.367°W / -69.300; -71.367) is a glacier flowing south-southeast from the Havre Mountains in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It drains the southwest slopes of Dimitrova Peak and the west slopes of Breze Peak and flows into Palestrina Glacier north of Balan Ridge in Sofia University Mountains. The glacier was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after , a BAS aircraft mechanic at , 1973–76.[1]

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  1. ^ "Foreman Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

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