Bill's gulch
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 5 ′ S , 65 ° 53 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Trail inlet | |
The Bills Gulch ( English for Bill's Gorge ) is a glacier on the Bowman coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the northern of two glaciers that flow from the central highland plateau in an easterly direction to the head end of Trail Inlet .
In 1940, the glacier served as a route from East Base on Stonington Island to Hilton Inlet for the sled team under the direction of the US geologist Paul Knowles (1909-1978) on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). The scientists involved named him after a lead dog who died here while on a sleigh ride.
Web links
- Bills Gulch in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bill's Gulch on geographic.org