Carbutt Glacier

Carbutt Glacier (65°9′S 62°49′W) is a glacier entering Goodwin Glacier to the east of Maddox Peak, close east of Flandres Bay on the west coast of Graham Land.

Carbutt Glacier
Location of Carbutt Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°9′00″S 62°49′00″W
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation904 m (2,966 ft)
TerminusGoodwin Glacier
Statusunknown

History

The glacier appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for John Carbutt (1832–1905), American (formerly English) photographer who introduced the first emulsion-coated celluloid photographic cut films, in 1888.

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See also

References

  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Carbutt Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)



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