Hindle Glacier
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![]() ![]() Location of Hindle Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Length | 6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Royal Bay |
Status | unknown |
Hindle Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
54°34′S 36°5′W / 54.567°S 36.083°W / -54.567; -36.083) is a glacier 6 miles (10 km) long, flowing north from the vicinity of Mount Paterson into Royal Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951–52. The name "Bruce Glacier" was used unofficially by the , 1954–55, but a number of Antarctic features are named for Dr. William S. Bruce. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee recommended in 1957 that the glacier be named for Dr. Edward Hindle, a British zoologist who, as Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, was of great assistance to the SGS expeditions.[1][2]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Hindle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ "Hindle Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hindle Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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