Jewell Glacier

Jewell Glacier (54°16′S 37°8′W) is a short glacier flowing south-southwest from Mount Grant into Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1982 after John A. Jewell, a British Antarctic Survey field assistant in this area in 1976–77, at Rothera Research Station in 1977–78, and Base Commander at Rothera, 1978–80.[1][2]

Jewell Glacier
Location of Jewell Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°16′S 37°8′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusJossac Bight
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Jewell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. "Jewell Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.