Vidaurrazaga glacier
| Vidaurrazaga glacier | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 62 ° 49 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Aguirre Passage | |
The Vidaurrazaga Glacier ( Spanish Glaciar Vidaurrazaga ) is a glacier on the Danco Coast to the west of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows northeast of Waterboat Point into the Aguirre Passage .
Participants in the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition (1920–1922) led by John Lachlan Cope (1893–1947) discovered it in 1921. Scientists from the Fifth Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951) surveyed the glacier. They named it after Alberto Vidaurrazaga, who played a key role in the construction of the González Videla Station on this research trip.
Web links
- Vidaurrazaga Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)