Cornwall Glacier (Coats Land)

Cornwall Glacier
Map showing the location of Cornwall Glacier
Location of Cornwall Glacier in Antarctica
Location Coats Land
Coordinates 80°47′S 26°16′W / 80.783°S 26.267°W / -80.783; -26.267
Length 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Shackleton Range
Status unknown

Cornwall Glacier (80°47′S 26°16′W / 80.783°S 26.267°W / -80.783; -26.267Coordinates: 80°47′S 26°16′W / 80.783°S 26.267°W / -80.783; -26.267) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing south from Crossover Pass in the Shackleton Range to join Recovery Glacier east of Ram Bow Bluff. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and named for General Sir James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall, a member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955–58.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cornwall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Cornwall Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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