Murphy Glacier

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Murphy Glacier
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Location of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
Map showing the location of Murphy Glacier
Map showing the location of Murphy Glacier
Location in Antarctica
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°54′S 66°20′W / 66.900°S 66.333°W / -66.900; -66.333Coordinates: 66°54′S 66°20′W / 66.900°S 66.333°W / -66.900; -66.333

Murphy Glacier is a glacier on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, flowing generally westward to Orford Cliff and merging with Wilkinson Glacier before terminating in Lallemand Fjord. It was mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). It was named for , Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) leader and assistant surveyor at Detaille Island in 1956.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Murphy Glacier". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

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