Strahan Glacier
| Strahan Glacier | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 38 ′ S , 64 ° 37 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Cooperation lake | |
The Strahan Glacier is a glacier on the Mawson Coast of Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . It flows into the cooperation lake 2.5 km west of Stevens Rock , halfway between Cape Daly and Cape Fletcher .
Participants of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered him in February 1931. Mawson named him after Frank Strahan (1886-1976), Deputy Secretary to the Australian Prime Minister from 1921 to 1935 .
Web links
- Strahan Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Strahan Glacier on geographic.org (English)