Abbotsmith Glacier
| Abbotsmith Glacier | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| length | 5 km | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 73 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| drainage | Indian Ocean | |
The Abbotsmith Glacier is a 5 km long glacier on the island Heard that from the ice-covered western flank of the volcano Big Ben in a westerly direction between the Walsh Bluff and the Henderson Bluff flows.
It was mapped in 1948 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The glacier is named after the engineer John Abbotsmith, a member of the expedition.
Web links
- Abbotsmith Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Abbotsmith Glacier on geographic.org (English)