Bucher Glacier

Bucher Glacier (67°39′S 66°50′W) is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just north of Bottrill Head on the German Peninsula, Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Edwin Bucher, Swiss glaciologist and author of many publications on snow and avalanches.

Bucher Glacier
Location of German Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Bucher Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates67°39′00″S 66°50′00″W
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation633 m (2,077 ft)
TerminusBourgeois Fjord
Statusunknown

See also

Map
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.

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



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