Horton Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
| Horton Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Location of Adelaide Island in the Antarctic Peninsula | |
Map showing the location of Horton Glacier Map showing the location of Horton Glacier Location of Horton Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Adelaide Island |
| Coordinates | 67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W / -67.550; -68.500 |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Ryder Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Horton Glacier (67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W / -67.550; -68.500 ) is a glacier at the east side of Mount Barre and Mount Gaudry, flowing southeast from Adelaide Island into Ryder Bay, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 for Colin P. Horton, a British Antarctic Survey builder at the nearby Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012年06月27日.
- Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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