Mondor Glacier

Mondor Glacier (63°28′S 57°8′W) is a glacier 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) long flowing southwest from the head of Depot Glacier into Duse Bay, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. This glacier and Depot Glacier together fill the depression between Hope Bay and Duse Bay which marks the northern limit of Tabarin Peninsula. The glacier was mapped in 1946 and 1956 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named the feature in association with Tabarin Peninsula. "Operation Tabarin" (the forerunner of FIDS) was derived from the "Bal Tabarin" in Paris. In Recueil General des Oeuvres et Fantaisies de Tabarin, Tabarin was the buffoon who attracted the crowd to the booth where Mondor sold his quack medicines.[1]

Mondor Glacier
Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Mondor in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°28′S 57°08′W
Length3.5 nmi (6 km; 4 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDuse Bay
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Mondor Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-31.


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