Holmes Glacier
| Holmes Glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 46 ′ S , 126 ° 54 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Porpoise Bay | |
The Holmes Glacier is a wide glacier on the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It flows into the western part of Porpoise Bay 16 km south of Cape Spieden .
Aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map it. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1953 after Silas Holmes (1815-1849), assistant surgeon on the Porpoise in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Holmes Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Holmes Glacier on geographic.org (English)