Eldred Glacier

Eldred Glacier is a glacier 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) long, flowing to the north coast of King George Island immediately east of Potts Peak, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Andrew J. Eldred, Master of the sealing vessel Thomas Hunt from Stonington, Connecticut, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1873–74, 1875–76, 1878–79 and 1879–80. During the latter season he took part in the unsuccessful search for the Charles Shearer.[1]

Eldred Glacier
Map of King George Island
Location of Eldred Glacier in Antarctica
Eldred Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates61°58′00″S 58°16′00″W
Length2.5 nmi (5 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminuseast of Potts Peak
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Eldred Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-27.


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