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Bone Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Bone Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Glacier flowing north from Wilson Mountains into Hilton Inlet, Palmer Land. About 17 km long and about 2.5 km wide at the entrance to Hilton Inlet. Named for Mr Douglas Bone (b. 1945). He wintered at Signy 1967 and 1968 as an Assistant Biologist, and then joined the British Antarctic Survey's Marine Life Science Division. He was a leading figure in the scientific commissioning of the RRS James Clark Ross and worked every season in Antarctica up to his retirement from BAS in 2005. He was awarded the Polar Medal in 1981, Second Clasp in 2005 and the Fuchs Medal 2005. Named in association with an extensive group of names for marine scientists in this area, including oceanographers, marine geologists and marine biologists.
Named for Mr Douglas Bone (b. 1945). He wintered at Signy 1967 and 1968 as an Assistant Biologist, and then joined the British Antarctic Survey's Marine Life Science Division. He was a leading figure in the scientific commissioning of the RRS James Clark Ross and worked every season in Antarctica up to his retirement from BAS in 2005. He was awarded the Polar Medal in 1981, Second Clasp in 2005 and the Fuchs Medal 2005.
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