Hurley Glacier

Hurley Glacier
Location of Adelaide Island in the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Hurley Glacier
Location of Hurley Glacier in Antarctica
Location Adelaide Island
Coordinates 67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533
Thickness unknown
Terminus Ryder Bay
Status unknown

Hurley Glacier (67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533Coordinates: 67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533) is a glacier between Mount Gaudry and Mount Liotard, flowing east into Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 after Alec J. Hurley, a British Antarctic Survey mechanic at Halley Station, 1975–76, and Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Hurley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-05.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.