Name details

Matheson Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128534

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

Glacier 11 mi long, lying 2 mi S of Ashton Glacier, which it parallels, and flowing in an E direction to the W side of Lehrke Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. First sighted by members of the USAS who explored this coast by land and from the air in December 1940. First charted by a joint party consisting of members of the RARE and FIDS in 1947. Named by the FIDS for J. Matheson, a member of the FIDS at the Port Lockroy and Hope Bay bases, 1944-46.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 47' 00.0" S
-70.78333°
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Longitude:
62° 05' 00.0" W
-62.08333°
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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:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1953

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