Kirkby Glacier

Kirkby Glacier is a glacier, 20 miles (30 km) in length. This glacier drains the central Anare Mountains of Antarctica and flows northwest to the sea 3 miles (5 km) from Cape North, and just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land. Richardson Bluff rises from its east side.

Discovery and naming[]

Kirkby Glacier was named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Sydney L. Kirkby, a surveyor on the ANARE Thala Dan cruise of 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area along this coast.^[1]

See also[]

• History of Antarctica
• List of Antarctic expeditions

References[]

External links[]

• Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
• Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
• PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory
• Mawson Station

Coordinates: 70°43′S 166°9′E / 70.717°S 166.150°E / -70.717; 166.150  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Kirkby Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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