Name details

Luke Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128223

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.

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Narrative

Glacier at least 15 mi long, flowing NW into the head of Leroux Bay on the W coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the FrAE. Resurveyed in 1935-36 by the BGLE, and later named for George L. Johnston, 1st Baron Luke of Pavenham, Chairman of Messrs. Bovril Ltd., who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

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Location

Latitude:
65° 42' 00.0" S
-65.70000°
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Longitude:
64° 02' 00.0" W
-64.03333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
1-Jan-1955

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