Swift Glacier
| Swift Glacier | ||
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| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 19 ′ S , 57 ° 44 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Swift Bay | |
The Swift Glacier (from English swift , 'fast, rapid' ) is a 3 km long and steep glacier on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It flows into the head end of Swift Bay immediately west of Jefford Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave it its descriptive name in 1964; the glacier is one of the most active on the island.
Web links
- Swift Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Swift Glacier on geographic.org (English)