Blaiklock Glacier

Blaiklock Glacier
Map showing the location of Blaiklock Glacier
Location of Blaiklock Glacier in Antarctica
Location Coats Land
Coordinates 80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850
Length 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Shackleton Range
Status unknown

Blaiklock Glacier (80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850Coordinates: 80°30′S 29°51′W / 80.500°S 29.850°W / -80.500; -29.850) is a glacier 16 nautical miles (30 km) long, flowing north from Turnpike Bluff, then northwest to Mount Provender and Mount Lowe in the western part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), and named for Kenneth V. Blaiklock, the leader of the advance party of the CTAE in 1955–56 and a surveyor with the transpolar party in 1956–58.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blaiklock Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Blaiklock Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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