Name details

James Forbes Glacier

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 137058

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

James Forbes Glacier is named after early Antarctic expeditioner James ("Sails") Forbes, a seasoned sailmaker who served on several Antarctic voyages including the Dundee Whaling Expedition 1892-93, Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) 1911-14, and Discovery Investigations 1926-27. Born in Scotland, James Forbes started his career as a whaler in the Arctic. On the AAE voyages he was the sailmaker for the Aurora in addition to performing other duties as an able seaman.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 12' 16.0" S
-69.20444°
Accurate to 200m
Longitude:
158° 00' 48.0" E
158.01333°
Accurate to 200m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
LIMA - Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id E103_RGB_321_1X not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:30000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS - United States Geological Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Aug-2010

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