Socks Glacier

Socks Glacier is a small glacier descending the east slopes of Queen Alexandra Range just north of Owen Hills to enter the west side of Beardmore Glacier.[1] Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for one of the ponies taken with the South Pole Party. Socks, the last pony to survive the journey, fell into a crevasse on 7 December 1908, on Beardmore Glacier near Socks Glacier.

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References
  1. Gazetteer of the Antarctic : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 1 August 2012

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


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