Edgeworth Glacier
| Edgeworth Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Edgeworth Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°23′S 59°55′W / 64.383°S 59.917°W |
| Terminus | Prince Gustav Channel |
The Edgeworth Glacier (64°23′S 59°55′W / 64.383°S 59.917°W) is a glacier 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica.[1]
Location[edit]
Edgeworth Glacier is in Graham Land on the Nordenskjöld Coast of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. It flows south from the Detroit Plateau, past the Sobral Peninsula to the east to enter the Weddell Sea.[2]
Mapping and name[edit]
The Edgeworth Glacier was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960–61, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Richard Lovell Edgeworth, the British inventor of the "portable railway," the first track-laying vehicle, in 1770.[1]
Features[edit]
Bombardier Glacier[edit]
64°19′S 59°59′W / 64.317°S 59.983°W. A glacier flowing southeast from the edge of Detroit Plateau, and through a deep trough to join Edgeworth Glacier. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian engineer who developed the "Snowmobile", one of the earliest successful over-snow vehicles (1926-37).[3]
Dinsmoor Glacier[edit]
64°22′S 59°59′W / 64.367°S 59.983°W. A glacier flowing east from the south edge of Detroit Plateau, Graham Land, joining Edgeworth Glacier to the northeast of Mount Elliott. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC for Charles Dinsmoor of Warren, PA, who invented the "endless tracking machine,|a forerunner of modern tracked vehicles, in 1886; first manufactured commercially by Holt Manufacturing Co. of Stockton, CA, in 1906.[4]
Nodwell Peaks[edit]
64°18′S 59°47′W / 64.300°S 59.783°W. Two outstanding peaks, less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) apart, on the east side of Edgeworth Glacier. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). Named by UK-APC after Robin-Nodwell Mfg. Ltd. of Calgary, Canada, makers of Nodwell tracked carriers, used in Antarctica since 1960.[5]
Paramun Buttress[edit]
64°13′39″S 59°52′44″W / 64.22750°S 59.87889°W. An ice-covered buttress rising to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high on the southeast side of Detroit Plateau. Situated between tributaries to Edgeworth Glacier, 5.74 kilometres (3.57 mi) west-northwest of Kopriva Peak, 6.92 kilometres (4.30 mi) north-northeast of Trave Peak and 27.1 kilometres (16.8 mi) south of Volov Peak on Davis Coast. Steep and partly ice-free west, south and east slopes. Named after the settlement of Paramun in Western Bulgaria.[6]
Trave Peak[edit]
64°17′15″S 59°54′59″W / 64.28750°S 59.91639°W. A partly ice-covered peak rising to 850 metres (2,790 ft) high in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau. Situated 6.92 kilometres (4.30 mi) south-southwest of Paramun Buttress, 6.92 kilometres (4.30 mi) west by south of Chipev Nunatak and 11.28 kilometres (7.01 mi) northeast of Darzalas Peak. Precipitous and partly ice-free west and north slopes. Overlooking Edgeworth Glacier to the N, east and S. Named after the settlement of Trave in Southern Bulgaria.[7]
Chipev Nunatak[edit]
64°16′34″S 59°46′33″W / 64.27611°S 59.77583°W. A narrow, rocky hill extending 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) in N-S direction and rising to 800 metres (2,600 ft) high on the east side of Edgeworth Glacier. Situated 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Kopriva Peak, 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Dolen Peak, 692 kilometres (430 mi) east by north of Trave Peak and 7.36 kilometres (4.57 mi) southeast of Paramun Buttress. Named after Nesho Chipev (b. 1953), biologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base during the 1994/95 and subsequent seasons.[8]
Rott Inlet[edit]
64°27′00″S 59°53′00″W / 64.45000°S 59.88333°W. Also known as Mundraga Bay (Bulgaria). A bay between Cape Sobral and Fothergill Point, east of the Detroit Plateau. The head of the bay is fed by Dinsmoor, Bombardier and Edgeworth glaciers. Named after Professor Helmut Rott, glaciologist at the University of Innsbruck, for his work on the break up of the Larsen Ice Shelf.[9]
Kopriva Peak[edit]
64°14′38″S 59°46′00″W / 64.24389°S 59.76667°W. A rocky peak rising to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) high at the south extremity of Wolseley Buttress on the southeast side of Detroit Plateau. Situated between Albone and Edgeworth Glaciers, 5.14 kilometres (3.19 mi) southwest of Bolgar Buttress, 10.38 kilometres (6.45 mi) northwest of Dolen Peak, 8.73 kilometres (5.42 mi) northeast of Trave Peak and 5.74 kilometres (3.57 mi) east-southeast of Paramun Buttress. Surmounting Albone Glacier to the east and Edgeworth Glacier to the W. Named after the settlement of Kopriva in Western Bulgaria.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 211.
- ^ Graham Land and South Shetland BAS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 78.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 189.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 529.
- ^ Paramun Buttress SCAR.
- ^ Trave Peak SCAR.
- ^ Chipev Nunatak SCAR.
- ^ Rott Inlet SCAR.
- ^ Kopriva Peak SCAR.
Sources[edit]
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - "Chipev Nunatak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 2024-05-03
- "Kopriva Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research*"Paramun Buttress", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Rott Inlet", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Trave Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.