Kirkby Glacier
Kirkby Glacier is a glacier, 20 miles (30 km) in length. This glacier drains the central Anare Mountains of Antarctica and flows northwest to the sea 3 miles (5 km) from Cape North, and just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land.
Discovery and naming
Kirkby Glacier was named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Sydney L. Kirkby, a surveyor on the ANARE Thala Dan cruise of 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area along this coast.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kirkby Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
External links
- Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
- Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory
- Mawson Station
Coordinates: 70°43′S 166°9′E / 70.717°S 166.150°E
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Kirkby Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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