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Jeffries Glacier
Location of Jeffires Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Coats Land
Coordinates	79°2′S 28°12′W / 79.033°S 28.200°W / -79.033; -28.200
Length	8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Theron Mountains
Status	unknown

Jeffries Glacier (79°2′S 28°12′W / 79.033°S 28.200°W / -79.033; -28.200) is a glacier between Lenton Bluff and the Maro Cliffs, flowing northwest for at least 8 nautical miles (15 km) through the Theron Mountains of Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1956–57 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Peter H. Jeffries, a meteorologist with the advance party of the expedition in 1955–56.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

1. "Jeffries Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
2. "Jeffries Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Jeffries Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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