Bussey Glacier
| Bussey Glacier | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 17 ′ S , 63 ° 57 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Waddington Bay | |
The Bussey Glacier is a glacier in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows from Mount Peary in a westerly direction to the Graham Coast and flows into the head end of Waddington Bay .
The glacier was first mapped during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcots . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1959 after John Bussey (1895-1979) of the Royal Air Force , head of air operations for the British Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS).
Web links
- Bussey Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bussey Glacier on geographic.org (English)