Heaney Glacier

Heaney Glacier
Map showing the location of Heaney Glacier
Location of Heaney Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200
Length 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Saint Andrew Bay
Status unknown

Heaney Glacier (54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200Coordinates: 54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, which lies close northwest of Cook Glacier and flows northeast and then east toward Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John B. Heaney, a surveyor with that expedition.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Heaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

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