Williamson Glacier
| Williamson Glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 114 ° 6 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Colvocoresses Bay | |
The Williamson Glacier is a glacier on the Budd coast of Wilkesland, East Antarctica . It flows from the Law Dome to Colvocoresses Bay , into which it flows in the form of a prominent glacier tongue .
The American cartographer Gardner Dean Blodgett (* 1925) mapped it in 1955 using aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the glacier in 1955 after John G. Williamson, crew member of the sloop USS Vincennes , flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) headed by the US polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Williamson Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Williamson Glacier on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
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↑ Williamson Glacier Tongue in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
Williamson Glacier Tongue on geographic.org (English)