Gordon Glacier
| Gordon Glacier | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shackleton Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 40 km | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 19 ′ S , 26 ° 19 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Slessor glacier | |
The Gordon Glacier is a 40 km long glacier in the East Antarctic Coatsland . From the Crossover Pass it flows north through the Shackleton Range and joins the Slessor Glacier not far from Mount Sheffield .
It was first mapped in 1957 by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) led by British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . It is named after George Patrick Pirie-Gordon (1918–2011), member of the management committee and treasurer of the expedition.
Web links
- Gordon Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gordon Glacier on geographic.org (English)