Hargreaves Glacier

Hargreaves Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Hargreaves Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	69°46′S 74°20′E / 69.767°S 74.333°E / -69.767; 74.333
Length	2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ingrid Christensen Coast
Status	unknown

Hargreaves Glacier (69°46′S 74°20′E / 69.767°S 74.333°E / -69.767; 74.333Coordinates: 69°46′S 74°20′E / 69.767°S 74.333°E / -69.767; 74.333) is a glacier 2 nautical miles (4 km) west of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Antarctica. It drains into the central part of the head of Sandefjord Ice Bay. The glacier was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by him for R.B. Hargreaves, an aerial photographer on Operation Highjump flights in the area.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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