Hurley Glacier | |
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Location of Adelaide Island in the Antarctic Peninsula | |
Location of Hurley Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Adelaide Island |
Coordinates | 67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Ryder Bay |
Status | unknown |
Hurley 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.
See also
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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