Furness Glacier
Appearance
Furness Glacier | |
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![]() Location of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Location of Furness Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Elephant Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°06′00″S 54°52′00″W / 61.10000°S 54.86667°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | flowing between Cape Belsham and Point Wild |
Status | unknown |
Furness Glacier (61°6′S 54°52′W / 61.100°S 54.867°W) is a small glacier flowing between Cape Belsham and Point Wild to the north coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named by the Ernest Shackleton Endurance expedition 1914–16.[1]
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Furness Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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