Hatherton Glacier

Hatherton Glacier
Hatherton Glacier
Map showing the location of Hatherton Glacier
Location of Hatherton Glacier in Antarctica
Location Oates Land
Coordinates 79°55′S 157°35′E / 79.917°S 157.583°E / -79.917; 157.583
Thickness unknown
Terminus Darwin Glacier
Status unknown

Hatherton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Darwin Glacier at Junction Spur. It was mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58), and was named for Trevor Hatherton, Scientific Officer in Charge of Antarctic Activities at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hatherton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

Coordinates: 79°55′S 157°35′E / 79.917°S 157.583°E / -79.917; 157.583


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