Harbour Glacier

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Not to be confused with Harbord Glacier.
For another glacier with this name in Antarctica, see Harbour Glacier (Victoria Land).
Harbour Glacier
Map showing the location of Harbour Glacier
Map showing the location of Harbour Glacier
Location of Harbour in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°49′S 63°26′W / 64.817°S 63.433°W / -64.817; -63.433
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width1.5 nmi (3 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminuseast of Noble Peak
Statusunknown

Harbour Glacier (

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64°49′S 63°26′W / 64.817°S 63.433°W / -64.817; -63.433Coordinates: 64°49′S 63°26′W / 64.817°S 63.433°W / -64.817; -63.433) is a through glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) wide, lying on the northwest side of Wiencke Island and extending in a northeast direction from Port Lockroy to the cove 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Noble Peak, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was probably first seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. The glacier was charted in 1944 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who so named it because of its proximity to the harbour of Port Lockroy.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Harbour Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-22.


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