Meiklejohn Glacier
| Meiklejohn Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Dyer Plateau | |
| length | 19 km | |
| width | ⌀ 6.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 26 ′ S , 67 ° 22 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound and Millett Glacier | |
The Meiklejohn Glacier is a 19 km long and 6.5 km wide glacier on the Rymill coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows from the Dyer Plateau in a westerly direction to George VI Sound , which it reaches immediately south of Moore Point . In its lower section it merges into the north flank of the Millett Glacier .
It was first measured in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1954 after Ian Forbes Meiklejohn (1907-1977), radio operator on this research trip .
Web links
- Meiklejohn Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Meiklejohn Glacier on geographic.org (English)