Sultan Glacier

Sultan Glacier
Location of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Sultan Glacier
Location of Sultan Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Sultan Glacier
Sultan Glacier (Antarctica)
Location Elephant Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates 61°08′00″S 55°21′00″W / 61.13333°S 55.35000°W / -61.13333; -55.35000
Thickness unknown
Terminus Table Bay
Status unknown

Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71.

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

    Coordinates: 61°8′S 55°21′W / 61.133°S 55.350°W / -61.133; -55.350


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