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Franca Glacier

Coordinates: 68°23′S 65°34′W / 68.383°S 65.567°W / -68.383; -65.567
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Franca Glacier (68°23′S 65°34′W / 68.383°S 65.567°W / -68.383; -65.567) named after Dr. Fernando E. Franca, is a glacier in Antarctica, flowing northeast into the head of Solberg Inlet, Bowman Coast, to the south of Houser Peak. The glacier was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1940, and the U.S. Navy, 1966. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1946–48, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1977 after Dr. Fernando E. Franca, Medical Officer and Station Manager, Palmer Station, 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Franca Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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