Name details

Forbes Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 136934

Feature type: None recorded.

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 entering the west part of Holme Bay on Mawson Coast, to the north of Casey Range, Framnes Mountains. The glacier was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Brygga (the wharf). It was renamed by the Australian Antarctic Names and Medal Committee after A. Forbes of ANARE who perished on a field trip at Heard Island in 1952.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 39' 09.0" S
-67.65250°
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Longitude:
62° 22' 09.0" E
62.36917°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

new feature (R.Payne, 21.1.10)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Oct-2009

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