Hooper Glacier

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Hooper Glacier
Map showing the location of Hooper Glacier
Map showing the location of Hooper Glacier
Location of Hooper in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°44′S 63°37′W / 64.733°S 63.617°W / -64.733; -63.617
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBörgen Bay
Statusunknown

Hooper Glacier (

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64°44′S 63°37′W / 64.733°S 63.617°W / -64.733; -63.617Coordinates: 64°44′S 63°37′W / 64.733°S 63.617°W / -64.733; -63.617) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing from the col north of Mount William into the west side of Börgen Bay, Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Peter R. Hooper of FIDS, leader and geologist at the Arthur Harbour station in 1955 and 1956.[1] Gateway Ridge separates Hooper Glacier from William Glacier.[2]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Hooper Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  2. ^ "Gateway Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-18.


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