Highton Glacier
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![]() Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
![]() ![]() Location of Highton Glacier in Antarctica ![]() ![]() Highton Glacier (Antarctica) | |
Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
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Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Highton Glacier (61°14′S 54°3′W / 61.233°S 54.050°W / -61.233; -54.050Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
61°14′S 54°3′W / 61.233°S 54.050°W / -61.233; -54.050) is a glacier on the east coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, south of Sugarloaf Island, flowing northeast to the sea. Called "Stamina Glacier" from the stamina needed to cross it by the , 1976–77, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after Commander , Royal Navy, Deputy Leader of the expedition and in charge of the group on Clarence Island.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Highton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Highton Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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