Harrison Glacier
| Harrison Glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 14 ′ S , 131 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Southern Ocean (sector between the Mawson and D'Urville Seas ) | |
The Harrison Glacier is a glacier on the Clarie Coast of Wilkesland, East Antarctica . It flows into the Southern Ocean 19 km east of Cape Carr .
Aerial photographs of the US American Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map it. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the glacier in 1955 after George Washington Harrison (1815 - unknown), midshipman on the escort ship Flying Fish in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Harrison Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harrison Glacier on geographic.org (English)