Hess Glacier
Appearance
Hess Glacier (67°13′S 65°5′W / 67.217°S 65.083°W) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long, flowing east-northeast between steep rock walls to its terminus 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southwest of Monnier Point, on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who named it for Hans Hess, a German glaciologist.[1]
References
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from "Hess Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.