Wellman Glacier

Wellman Glacier (64°29′S 61°26′W / 64.483°S 61.433°W / -64.483; -61.433Coordinates: 64°29′S 61°26′W / 64.483°S 61.433°W / -64.483; -61.433) is a glacier flowing into the northeast part of Recess Cove, Charlotte Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Walter Wellman (1858–1934), American Arctic explorer who attempted unsuccessfully to reach the North Pole in a semi-rigid airship in 1907 and 1909.

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