Debenham Glacier
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 Map of Ross Island and Scott Coast from 1962, Debenham Glacier in the northwest eighth of the map |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 10 ′ S , 162 ° 38 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Wilson Piedmont Glacier | |
The Debenham Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . It flows into the northern section of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier on the Scott Coast .
It was first mapped during the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) under the direction of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . However, the name was only given in the course of Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913). It is named after the Australian geologist Frank Debenham (1883–1965), who participated in the latter research trip.
Web links
- Debenham Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Debenham Glacier on geographic.org (English)