Howarth Glacier

Not to be confused with Howard Glacier.

Howarth Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Howarth Glacier in Antarctica
Location	James Ross Island
Coordinates	64°23′S 57°23′W
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Admiralty Sound
Status	unknown

Howarth Glacier (64°23′S 57°23′W) is a small glacier flowing south-southeast to Admiralty Sound along the west side of The Watchtower, in southeastern James Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1995 after Michael Kingsley Howarth (born 1932), Deputy Keeper of Paleontology at the British Museum (Natural History), 1980–92, and author of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Report Number 21, Alexander Island.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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