Wheatstone Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Wheatstone Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au
Feature type: Glacier
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:
flowing NW from Arctowski Peninsula into Errera Channel, Danco Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE and surveyed from the ground in its lower reaches by FIDS from "Danco Island", 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of photogrammetry grouped in this area, named after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), English scientist and inventor, who designed the first mirror stereoscope in 1832; Professor of Natural Philosophy, King's College, London, 1834-75 (APC, 1960, p.8; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974).
No images of this place could be found.
Aus_display_scale_20M: | No | Aus_display_scale_10M: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_5M: | No | Aus_display_scale_2M: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_1M: | No | Aus_display_scale_500k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_250k: | No | Aus_display_scale_100k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_50k: | No | Aus_display_scale_25k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_10k: | No | Aus_display_scale_5k: | No | ||
Aus_display_scale_1k: | No |
Biodiversity
View
fauna,
flora or
both
within 1.0 degree of this location
Place names
View
British or
international
place names within 1.0 degree of this location.