Name details

Watkins Glacier

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

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

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Id 140185

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

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

Narrative

Glacier about 20 km long and 3 km wide, flowing north from the Wegener Range, Palmer Land, into Mason Inlet south of Fogg Highland and west of Clowes Glacier and Kemp Peninsula. Named for Dr Jonathan L. Watkins (b.1955) marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey, 1981-2016. Specialist in the role of Antarctic krill in the southern ocean ecosystem, including many research cruises to South Georgia and the Scotia Sea. The name continues an established naming theme of Marine Biologists and Oceanographers in the area.

Named For

Named for Dr Jonathan L. Watkins (b.1955) marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey, 1981-2016. Specialist in the role of Antarctic krill in the southern ocean ecosystem, including many research cruises to South Georgia and the Scotia Sea.

Location

Latitude:
72° 57' 00.0" S
-72.95000°
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Longitude:
60° 51' 00.0" W
-60.85000°
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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:
14-Jul-2020

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