Name details

Downes Glacier

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 495

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A broad glacier on the north coast between Saddle Point and a moraine east of Cape Bidlingmaier.

Named For

Named after M.C. Downes, a biologist with ANARE, Heard Island in 1951 and 1963.

Location

Latitude:
53° 01' 26.4" S
-53.02400°
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Longitude:
73° 31' 58.8" E
73.53300°
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Altitude:
170 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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