Gourdon glacier
| Gourdon glacier | ||
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| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 14 ′ S , 57 ° 24 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Markham Bay , Weddell Sea | |
The Gourdon Glacier is a 6 km long glacier on the east coast of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It flows in a southeastern direction to Markham Bay , which it reaches between Saint Rita Point and Rabot Point . Its head end is marked by a striking rock wall.
It was first mapped by participants in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld . Nordenskjöld named the glacier after the French geologist and glaciologist Ernest Gourdon (1873 – unknown), participant of the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot .
Web links
- Gourdon Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gourdon Glacier on geographic.org (English)