Hurley Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533Hurley Glacier (67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533) is a glacier between Mount Gaudry and Mount Liotard, flowing east into Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 after Alec J. Hurley, a British Antarctic Survey mechanic at Halley Station, 1975–76, and Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ "Hurley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Hurley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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Adelaide Island
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- Horton Glacier
- Hurley Glacier
- Shambles Glacier
- Sheldon Glacier
- Sloman Glacier
- Turner Glacier
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