Heaney Glacier
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![]() ![]() Location of Heaney Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
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Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Saint Andrew Bay |
Status | unknown |
Heaney Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, which lies close northwest of Cook Glacier and flows northeast and then east toward Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for , a surveyor with that expedition.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Heaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Heaney Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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