Belgica Glacier

Belgica Glacier (65°23′S 63°50′W) is a glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing into Trooz Glacier to the east of Lancaster Hill on Kiev Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 after the RV Belgica, the ship of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache which explored this area in 1897–99. [1]

Belgica Glacier
Location of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Belgica Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°23′00″S 63°50′00″W
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation273 m (896 ft)
TerminusTrooz Glacier
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Belgica Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

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



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