Domeyko Glacier
| Domeyko Glacier | ||
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| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 4 ′ S , 58 ° 29 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Mackellar Inlet | |
The Domeyko Glacier ( Polish : Lodowiec Domeyki ) is a glacier on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It flows southeast to Mackellar Inlet .
Scientists on a Polish Antarctic expedition named it in 1980 after the Polish geologist and mineralogist Ignacy Domeyko (1802-1889).
Web links
- Domeyko Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Domeyko Glacier on geographic.org (English)