Name details

Simpson Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131625

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.

Narrative

A glacier, 6 mi long, in the Admiralty Mountains. It flows northward to the coast between Nelson Cliff and Mount Cherry-Garrard where it forms the Simpson Glacier Tongue. The latter feature was named by the BrAE, 1910-13, after Sir George Simpson, meteorologist of the expedition. The glacier described was mapped by USGS, 1960-63, and was so named by US-ACAN because (with Fendley Glacier to the east) it nourishes the Simpson Glacier Tongue.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 17' 00.0" S
-71.28333°
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Longitude:
168° 38' 00.0" E
168.63333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-1970

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