Boydell Glacier

Boydell Glacier (64°11′S 59°4′W) is a glacier on Trinity Peninsula in northern Graham Land. It is about 9 miles (14 km) long, flowing southeastward from Detroit Plateau to enter Sjögren Inlet in Prince Gustav Channel north of the terminus of Sjögren Glacier and 6 miles (10 km) west of Mount Wild. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from surveys (1960–61), and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for James Boydell, English inventor of a steam traction engine, the first practical track-laying vehicle.

Boydell Glacier
Location of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica
Location of Boydell in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates64°11′S 59°4′W
Length9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation430 m (1,411 ft)
TerminusSjögren Inlet
Statusunknown

See also

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


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