Fourcade Glacier

Fourcade Glacier
Map of King George Island
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Location of Fourcade Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Fourcade Glacier (Antarctica)
Location King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates 62°13′00″S 58°40′00″W / 62.21667°S 58.66667°W / -62.21667; -58.66667
Thickness unknown
Status unknown

Fourcade Glacier (62°13′S 58°40′W / 62.217°S 58.667°W / -62.217; -58.667Coordinates: 62°13′S 58°40′W / 62.217°S 58.667°W / -62.217; -58.667) is a glacier at the head of Potter Cove, Maxwell Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Nestor H. Fourcade of the Instituto Antartico Argentino, who made detailed geological investigations of Potter Cove and Fildes Peninsula in several seasons, 1957–58 to 1960–61.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fourcade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-04.


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