Usher Glacier

Usher Glacier
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Location	King George Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	62°02′00″S 58°37′00″W / 62.03333°S 58.61667°W / -62.03333; -58.61667
Length	4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	north west of Stigant Point
Status	unknown

Usher Glacier (62°2′S 58°37′W / 62.033°S 58.617°W / -62.033; -58.617Coordinates: 62°2′S 58°37′W / 62.033°S 58.617°W / -62.033; -58.617) is a glacier nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northwest into the sea between Stigant Point and Davey Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for J. Usher, Master of the Caraquet from Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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