Temple Glacier
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 0 ′ S , 59 ° 58 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Lanchester Bay | |
The Temple Glacier is a glacier on the Davis Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows into the south side of Lanchester Bay .
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1955 to 1957, the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey was used for mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the glacier in 1960 after the French officer and aviation pioneer Félix du Temple (1823–1890), who developed the first motor-driven aircraft model in 1857 that could take off, fly and land safely without further assistance.
Web links
- Temple Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Temple Glacier on geographic.org (English)