Swift Glacier

Swift Glacier (64°22′S 57°46′W) is a steep glacier about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, close west of Jefford Point, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveys, 1958–61. The name is descriptive, this being one of the most active glaciers on the island.

Swift Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Swift Glacier in Antarctica
Typesteep
LocationJames Ross Island
Coordinates64°22′S 57°46′W
Length2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

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



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