Andrew Glacier
Location of Davis Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
Andrew Glacier (63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°WCoordinates: 63°53′S 59°40′W / 63.883°S 59.667°W) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing northeast into Charcot Bay immediately west of the Webster Peaks on Davis Coast, northern Graham Land. It 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]
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- ↑ "Andrew Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ Andrew Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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