Turnabout Glacier
Coordinates: 82°08′42″N 67°45′58″W / 82.145°N 67.766°W Turnabout Glacier is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is drained by the Turnabout River.
The glacier, the river and Turnabout Lake were named in 1957–58 during the International Geophysical Year by the Hazen Camp party directed by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith.
Note that there is also a Turnabout Glacier in the Antarctic at 77° 46' S 160° 43' E.
See also
References
- Hattersley-Smith, Geoffrey (1998). Geographical Names of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve and Vicinity. Parks Canada. ISBN 0-919034-96-9.
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