Name details

Shanklin Glacier

Shanklin Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shanklin Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Id 140176

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Glacier about 12 km long and 3.5 km wide flowing south from Farman Highland into Keller Inlet. Named for Jonathan D. Shanklin (b. 1953), Meteorologist at the British Antarctic Survey from 1977, later Head of the BAS Meteorology and Ozone Monitoring Unit. He was a member of the BAS team led by Joseph Farman (Farman Highland) that discovered the Antarctic Ozone Hole in 1985. Awarded the Chree Medal (2000) from the Institute of Physics and Polar Medal 2005. The name continues an established naming theme of Antarctic meteorologists in this area.

Named For

Named for Jonathan D. Shanklin (b. 1953), Meteorologist at the British Antarctic Survey from 1977, later Head of the BAS Meteorology and Ozone Monitoring Unit. He was a member of the BAS team led by Joseph Farman (Farman Highland) that discovered the Antarctic Ozone Hole in 1985. Awarded the Chree Medal (2000) from the Institute of Physics and Polar Medal 2005.

Location

Latitude:
74° 12' 30.0" S
-74.20833°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
61° 37' 30.0" W
-61.62500°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
13-Feb-2020

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