Vallot glacier
| Vallot glacier | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 21 ′ S , 67 ° 25 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Laubeuf Fjord | |
The Vallot Glacier is a glacier on the Loubet Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Arrowsmith Peninsula, it flows immediately south of the Lewis Peaks in a northwesterly direction to the Laubeuf Fjord .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs from the years 1948 to 1959. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on September 23, 1960 after the French scientist Joseph Vallot (1854-1925), a pioneer of glaciology .
Web links
- Vallot Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vallot Glacier on geographic.org (English)