Collins Glacier
| Collins Glacier | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Charles Mountains | |
| width | Max. 17.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 41 ′ S , 65 ° 55 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lambert Glacier | |
The Collins Glacier is a glacier in Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . It flows north of Mount Newton in the Prince Charles Mountains to the Lambert Glacier . Immediately before its confluence, it is fed from the southwest by the Mellor Glacier .
It was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 and 1960 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named him after Neville Joseph Collins (* 1925), chief mechanic for diesel engines at Mawson Station in 1957 and 1960.
Web links
- Collins Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Collins Glacier on geographic.org (English)