May glacier
| May glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| length | 10 km | |
| width | ⌀ 8 km | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ S , 130 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| drainage | Southern ocean | |
The May Glacier is a 10 km long and 8 km wide glacier on the Clarie coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It flows into the Southern Ocean 7 km west of Cape Carr .
Aerial photographs of the US American Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map it. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the glacier in 1955 after William May (1814-1902), midshipman on the schooner Flying Fish in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of the US polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- May Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- May Glacier on geographic.org (English)