Maury Glacier
| Maury Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| width | Max. 6 km | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 37 ′ S , 62 ° 11 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Violante Inlet , Weddell Sea | |
The Maury Glacier is a 6 km wide glacier on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows in an east-northeast direction to the southwest section of Violante Inlet .
Scientists of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered and photographed it during an overflight in 1940. Additional aerial photographs were taken in 1947 during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948) under the direction of the American polar explorer Finn Ronne . Together with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), scientists on this expedition carried out a mapping on site. The FIDS named the glacier after the US naval officer and hydrograph Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), a proven sponsor of marine research and exploration of Antarctica .
Web links
- Maury Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Maury Glacier on geographic.org (English)