Hippocrates Glacier

Hippocrates Glacier (64°22′S 62°22′W) is a glacier at least 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide, draining the southeast slopes of Stribog Mountains and flowing southeast between Solvay Mountains and Gutsal Ridge into Buls Bay on the east side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. The glacier was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Hippocrates, a Greek physician and author of numerous works on medicine, who also established a professional code of medical conduct.[1]

Hippocrates Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Hippocrates in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°22′S 62°22′W
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminuseast of Buls Bay
Statusunknown

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References
  1. "Hippocrates Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.



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