Henson Glacier
| Henson Glacier | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Detroit plateau | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 6 ′ S , 60 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Wright Piedmont Glacier | |
The Henson Glacier is a glacier on the Davis Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows north from the Detroit Plateau and joins the Wright-Piedmont Glacier 3 km southwest of Hargrave Hill .
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1955 to 1957 were used to map it. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the glacier on September 23, 1960 after the British inventor and aviation pioneer William Samuel Henson (1812-1888).
Web links
- Henson Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Henson Glacier on geographic.org (English)