Sultan Glacier
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 Map of Elephant Island with the Sultan Glacier (left) |
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| location | Elephant Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 9 ′ S , 55 ° 20 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Table Bay | |
The Sultan Glacier is a glacier on Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It flows in a south-westerly direction to Table Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1971 after the ship HMS Sultan that served as a base camp for the participants in the Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island (1970-1971).
Web links
- Sultan Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sultan Glacier on geographic.org (English)