Foley Glacier

Foley Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Foley Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	71°58′00″S 101°10′00″W / 71.96667°S 101.16667°W / -71.96667; -101.16667
Length	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	east of Cape Petersen
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Foley Glacier (71°58′S 101°10′W / 71.967°S 101.167°W / -71.967; -101.167Coordinates: 71°58′S 101°10′W / 71.967°S 101.167°W / -71.967; -101.167) is a glacier about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long flowing north from the western end of Thurston Island just east of Cape Petersen. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Kevin M. Foley, of the United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, a computer specialist and team member of the Glaciological and Coastal-Change Maps of Antarctica Project.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Foley Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).