Goodenough Glacier
| Goodenough Glacier | |
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 Barrett Buttress overlooking Goodenough Glacier | |
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| Location | Palmer Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 72°0′S 66°40′W / 72.000°S 66.667°W |
The Goodenough Glacier (72°0′S 66°40′W / 72.000°S 66.667°W) is a broad sweeping glacier to the south of the Batterbee Mountains, flowing from the west shore of Palmer Land, Antarctica, into George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf.[1]
Location
The Goodenough Glacier is in the west of central Palmer Land on the Rymill Coast. It flows west from the
Discovery and name
The Goodenough Glacier was discovered in 1936 by A. Stephenson,
Features
Horne Nunataks
71°42′S 66°46′W / 71.700°S 66.767°W. A group of six nunataks in relative isolation, located on the north side of Goodenough Glacier, about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) inland from the west coast of Palmer Land. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Ralph R. Horne, BAS geologist at the Adelaide and Stonington Island stations in 1964-65.[3]
Bell Rock
71°35′S 66°26′W / 71.583°S 66.433°W. A very conspicuous and isolated nunatak on Goodenough Glacier, located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) east of Mount Ward. Named by UK-APC for Charles M. Bell, BAS geologist at Fossil Bluff, 1968-71.[4]
Barrett Buttress
72°13′S 65°36′W / 72.217°S 65.600°W. A nunatak rising to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high at the south margin of Goodenough Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southwest of
Buttress Nunataks
72°22′S 66°47′W / 72.367°S 66.783°W. Group of prominent coastal rock exposures, the highest 635 metres (2,083 ft) high, lying close inland from George VI Sound and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west-northwest of the Seward Mountains, on the west coast of Palmer Land. First seen from a distance and roughly surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. Visited and resurveyed in 1949 by the
References
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 285.
- ^ Palmer Land USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 346.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 57.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 47.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 108.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - Palmer Land, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-04-25
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.