Coley Glacier

Coley Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Coley Glacier
Location of Coley Glacier in Antarctica
Location James Ross Island
Coordinates 64°9′S 57°14′W / 64.150°S 57.233°W / -64.150; -57.233
Length 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Erebus and Terror Gulf
Status unknown

Coley Glacier (64°9′S 57°14′W / 64.150°S 57.233°W / -64.150; -57.233Coordinates: 64°9′S 57°14′W / 64.150°S 57.233°W / -64.150; -57.233) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, on the east side of James Ross Island. It flows into Erebus and Terror Gulf just north of Cape Gage. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945 and 1953, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John A. Coley of FIDS, meteorological assistant at Hope Bay in 1952 and 1953.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Coley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-18.


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