Las Heras Glacier
| Las Heras Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 21 ′ S , 61 ° 26 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Smith Inlet | |
The Las Heras Glacier ( Spanish Glaciar Las Heras ) is a tongue of ice on the Wilkins coast of the Palmerland in the south of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in Smith Inlet as an extension of the mouth of the Clifford Glacier .
Argentine scientists named it after Juan Gregorio de Las Heras (1780–1866), a general in the Argentine War of Independence.
Web links
- Las Heras, glaciar in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)