Kent Glacier

Kent Glacier (82°50′S 163°10′E / 82.833°S 163.167°E / -82.833; 163.167Coordinates: 82°50′S 163°10′E / 82.833°S 163.167°E / -82.833; 163.167) is a glacier which drains the east side of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica, and flows east for about 15 nautical miles (30 km) to enter Lowery Glacier. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) after the English county and the Dukedom of Kent.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-26.

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