Ealey Glacier
| Ealey Glacier | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 2 ′ S , 73 ° 33 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Indian Ocean | |
The Ealey Glacier is a glacier on the island of Heard in the Indian Ocean . It flows from Big Ben in a north-easterly direction to the coast, which it reaches in the form of ice cliffs between Melbourne Bluff and the North Barrier .
The glacier is named after the biologist E. H. M. Ealey, who crossed it in 1949 during a campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions on an exploratory march to Spit Point .
Web links
- Ealey Glacier in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)