Hampton Glacier
Hampton Glacier | |
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Location | |
Location | Alexander Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°20′S 70°5′W / 69.333°S 70.083°W / -69.333; -70.083Coordinates: 69°20′S 70°5′W / 69.333°S 70.083°W / -69.333; -70.083 |
Length | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) |
Width | 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Schokalsky Bay |
Status | unknown |
Hampton Glacier is a glacier lying between Mount Hahn and Mount Nicholas in the northeast part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, and flows north-northeast along the west wall of the Douglas Range into Schokalsky Bay.
The glacier was first photographed from the air during a flight up it in 1937 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE). Its mouth was surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and later named for of the BGLE, who piloted the airplane that made the above-mentioned flight.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Sullivan Glacier
- Sibelius Glacier
- Asafiev Glacier
References[]
- ^ "Hampton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hampton Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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