Athena glacier
| Athena glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| length | 16 km | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 55 ′ S , 64 ° 8 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Casey Glacier | |
The Athene Glacier is a 16 km long glacier on the Wilkins Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows in an easterly direction to the Casey Glacier , into which it merges shortly before the confluence with the Casey Inlet .
In August and December 1947, aerial photographs were taken by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition . The FIDS then carried out a survey in 1960. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it after the goddess Athena from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Athene Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Athene Glacier on geographic.org (English)