Sandford Glacier
| Sandford Glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 129 ° 50 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Porpoise Bay | |
The Sandford Glacier is a glacier on the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It flows 40 km south-south-west of Cape Morse into the east side of Porpoise Bay .
Aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map it. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1955 after Joseph Perry Sanford [sic!] (1816-1901), Passed Midshipman on the Porpoise in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Sandford Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sandford Glacier on geographic.org (English)