William Glacier

William Glacier
Map showing the location of William Glacier
Location of William in Antarctica
Location Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates 64°43′S 63°27′W / 64.717°S 63.450°W / -64.717; -63.450
Thickness unknown
Status unknown

William Glacier (64°43′S 63°27′W / 64.717°S 63.450°W / -64.717; -63.450Coordinates: 64°43′S 63°27′W / 64.717°S 63.450°W / -64.717; -63.450) is a glacier flowing south from the interior highlands of Anvers Island to the head of Börgen Bay on the southeast coast of the island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and charted by them simply as a "grand glacier." The name William Glacier first appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery.

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