Hector Icefall
| Hector Icefall | ||
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| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 0 ′ S , 57 ° 46 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Sherratt Bay | |
The Hector Icefall is an 8 km long and arched glacial break on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It's at the head of Sherratt Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1960 after Hektor Whaling Company , a British and 1912-1931 on Deception Iceland established whaling company , whose ships are operated mainly in the waters around the South Shetland Islands.
Web links
- Hektor Icefall in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hektor Icefall on geographic.org (English)