Hurley Glacier
| Hurley Glacier | ||
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| location | Adelaide Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 34 ′ S , 68 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Ryder Bay | |
The Hurley Glacier is a glacier in the south of the West Antarctic Adelaide Island . It flows between Mount Gaudry and Mount Liotard in an easterly direction to Ryder Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977 after Alexander John Hurley (* 1951), mechanic of the British Antarctic Survey at Halley Station from 1975 to 1976 and at Rothera Station from 1976 to 1977.
Web links
- Hurley Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hurley Glacier on geographic.org (English)