Domeyko Glacier

Domeyko Glacier is a glacier flowing southeast into Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Ignacy Domeyko, a Polish born explorer of the Andes and sometime Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, and Rector, of the University of Chile, Santiago.[1]

Domeyko Glacier
Map of King George Island
Location of Domeyko Glacier in Antarctica
Domeyko Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°04′00″S 58°27′0″W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMackellar Inlet
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Domeyko Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-24.


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