Gourdon Glacier

Gourdon Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Gourdon Glacier
Location of Gourdon Glacier in Antarctica
Location James Ross Island
Coordinates 64°15′S 57°22′W / 64.250°S 57.367°W / -64.250; -57.367
Length 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Markham Bay
Status unknown

Gourdon Glacier (64°15′S 57°22′W / 64.250°S 57.367°W / -64.250; -57.367Coordinates: 64°15′S 57°22′W / 64.250°S 57.367°W / -64.250; -57.367) is a glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) long on the east side of James Ross Island, flowing southeast into Markham Bay between Saint Rita Point and Rabot Point. It has a conspicuous rock wall at its head. The glacier was first surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, 1901–04, who named it for Ernest Gourdon, geologist and glaciologist of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gourdon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-02.


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