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Broad tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean

Downes Glacier
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on the globe
Map showing the location of Downes GlacierMap showing the location of Downes GlacierDownes Glacier
Typetidewater
LocationHeard Island
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
Coordinates53°2′S 73°31′E / 53.033°S 73.517°E / -53.033; 73.517
Thicknessapproximately 55 meters
TerminusMechanics Bay, between Saddle Point and Cape Bidlingmaier
StatusRetreating

Downes Glacier (53°2′S 73°31′E / 53.033°S 73.517°E / -53.033; 73.517) is a broad tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It flows north on both sides of Cape Bidlingmaier to the north coast of Heard Island. To the east of Downes Glacier is Ealey Glacier, whose terminus is located close southeast of Cape Bidlingmaier. To the west of Downes Glacier is Challenger Glacier, whose terminus is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point. Saddle Point separates Downes Glacier from Challenger Glacier.

Discovery and naming

Surveyed by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1948. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for M.C. Downes, ANARE biologist at Heard Island in 1951 and 1963.

References

  1. Ian F. Allison; Peter L. Keage (1986). "Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island". Polar Record. 23 (144): 255–272. doi:10.1017/S0032247400007099. S2CID 130086301.
  2. Andrew Ruddell (25 May 2010). "Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?". Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. Quilty, P.G.; Wheller, G. (2000). "Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 1–12.
  4. Budd, G.M. (2000). "Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 47–60.
  5. Douglas E. Thost; Martin Truffer (February 2008). "Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40 (1): 199–214. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130245283. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Downes Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Downes Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

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