Name details

Bremner Glacier

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

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

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Id 140159

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Glacier flowing north from the Peck Range to meet Beaumont Glacier, east of Mount Wever, Palmer Land. The glacier has two arms in its upper reaches, to the west and east of the Peck Range, and is about 20 km long and about 3.5 km wide where it merges with Beaumont Glacier. Named for Mr Steven Bremner (b.1959), who spent 35 years as an engineer at BAS and played a key role in the development of technology for BAS science. Head of Engineering until 2019, including responsibility for scientific marine engineering for the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Awarded the Fuchs Medal 2019. Named in association with an extensive group of names for marine scientists in this area, including oceanographers, marine geologists and marine biologists.

Named For

Named for Mr Steven Bremner (b.1959), who spent 35 years as an engineer at BAS and played a key role in the development of technology for BAS science. Head of Engineering until 2019, including responsibility for scientific marine engineering for the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Awarded the Fuchs Medal 2019.

Location

Latitude:
72° 13' 00.0" S
-72.21667°
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Longitude:
62° 38' 00.0" W
-62.63333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
21-Oct-2020

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