Name details

Cadman Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 123196

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A glacier, 1.5 mi wide at its mouth and about 7 mi long, flowing northwestward into the head of the southern arm of Beascochea Bay on the W side of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the FrAE under Jean B. Charcot. Surveyed in 1935 by the BGLE, led by John Rymill, and later named for John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman of Silverdale, who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 37' 00.0" S
-65.61667°
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Longitude:
63° 47' 00.0" W
-63.78333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1955

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