Whewell Glacier
| Whewell Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Admiralty Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 4 ′ S , 169 ° 47 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Honeycomb Glacier | |
The Whewell Glacier is a narrow and steep glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Admiralty Mountains, it flows from the eastern slopes of Mount Whewell to the lower section of Honeycomb Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1970 after Mount Whewell. Its namesake is the British philosopher and science historian William Whewell (1794–1866).
Web links
- Whewell Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Whewell Glacier on geographic.org (English)