Name details

Mercury Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110124

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 SE into George VI Sound between Waitabit Cliffs and Keystone Cliffs, E Alexander Island, was partially photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935, and roughly surveyed from the ground by BGLE in 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and re-surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1948-49; in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Mercury (APC, 1955, p.15; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 32' 00.0" S
-71.53333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 16' 00.0" W
-68.26667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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