Furness Glacier

Furness Glacier
Location of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Location	Elephant Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	61°06′00″S 54°52′00″W / 61.10000°S 54.86667°W / -61.10000; -54.86667
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	flowing between Cape Belsham and Point Wild
Status	unknown

Furness Glacier (61°6′S 54°52′W / 61.100°S 54.867°W / -61.100; -54.867Coordinates: 61°6′S 54°52′W / 61.100°S 54.867°W / -61.100; -54.867) is a small glacier flowing between Cape Belsham and Point Wild to the north coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named by the Ernest Shackleton Endurance expedition 1914–16.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

Furness Glacier, calving