Usher Glacier

Usher Glacier (62°2′S 58°37′W) is a glacier nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northwest into the sea between Stigant Point and Davey Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for J. Usher, Master of the Caraquet from Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.

Usher Glacier
Map of King George Island
Location of Usher Glacier in Antarctica
Usher Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°02′00″S 58°37′00″W
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminusnorth west of Stigant Point
Statusunknown

See also

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


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