Name details

Bevin Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 107790

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

flowing E into the head of Cabinet Inlet, Foyn Coast, was photographed from the air by RARE and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1947; in association with the names in this area of other members of the War Cabinet (which authorized Operation "Tabarin" in 1943), named after the Rt. Hon. Ernest Bevin (1881-1951), English Statesman; Minister of Labour and National Service and member of the War Cabinet, 1940-45; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1945-51 (BA chart 3570, 4.vi.1954; APC, 1955, p.5; DCS 601 sheet 66 62, 1955). Glaciar Bevin (Argentina. MM chart, 110, 1957). Lednik Bevina (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 17' 00.0" S
-66.28333°
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Longitude:
63° 54' 00.0" W
-63.90000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-May-1951

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