Andrew Glacier
Location of Trinity Peninsula
Map showing the location of Andrew Glacier
Map showing the location of Andrew Glacier
Location of Andrew Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W / -63.883; -59.667
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation442 m (1,450 ft)
TerminusOgnen Cove
Statusunknown

Andrew Glacier (63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W / -63.883; -59.667) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing northeast into Ognen Cove in Charcot Bay immediately west of the Webster Peaks on Trinity Peninsula, northern Graham Land.

History

Andrew Glacier was charted in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named the feature for Dr. James Darby Andrew, medical officer at the FIDS Hope Bay station in 1946–47.[1][2]

See also

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

  1. "Andrew Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. Andrew Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Andrew Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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