Eldred Glacier

Eldred Glacier
Map of King George Island
Map showing the location of Eldred Glacier
Location of Eldred Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Eldred Glacier
Eldred Glacier (Antarctica)
Location King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates 61°58′00″S 58°16′00″W / 61.96667°S 58.26667°W / -61.96667; -58.26667
Length 2.5 nmi (5 km; 3 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus east of Potts Peak
Status unknown

Eldred Glacier is a glacier 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) long, flowing to the north coast of King George Island immediately east of Potts Peak, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Andrew J. Eldred, Master of the sealing vessel Thomas Hunt from Stonington, Connecticut, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1873–74, 1875–76, 1878–79 and 1879–80. During the latter season he took part in the unsuccessful search for the Charles Shearer.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eldred Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

Coordinates: 61°58′S 58°16′W / 61.967°S 58.267°W / -61.967; -58.267


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