England glacier
| England glacier | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 30 ′ S , 68 ° 23 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lambert Glacier | |
The England Glacier is a small glacier in Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . It is located on the north side of McCue Bluff at Mawson Escarpment and flows into the Lambert Glacier .
Aerial photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) were used for mapping. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the geologist Richard England, who took part in the 1973 and 1974 ANARE campaigns to explore the Prince Charles Mountains .
Web links
- England Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- England Glacier on geographic.org