Beaumont Glacier
| Beaumont Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 8 ′ S , 62 ° 48 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Hilton Inlet , Weddell Sea | |
The Beaumont Glacier is a large glacier on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows northeast to the southwest section of Hilton Inlet .
Scientists of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered and photographed it during an overflight in 1940. Another sighting followed during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948) under the direction of the US polar explorer Finn Ronne . He named the glacier after the Texan city of Beaumont , which supported the research trip in conjunction with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas society based there .
Web links
- Beaumont Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beaumont Glacier on geographic.org (English)