Heaney Glacier | |
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Location of Heaney Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | 54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200 |
Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Saint Andrew Bay |
Status | unknown |
Heaney Glacier (54°25′S 36°12′W / 54.417°S 36.200°W / -54.417; -36.200) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, which lies close northwest of Cook Glacier and flows northeast and then east toward Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John B. Heaney, a surveyor with that expedition.
See also
References
- "Heaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Heaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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