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Heywood Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Heywood 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 about 18 km long and 3 km wide flowing north from the Wegener Range, Palmer Land, to the west of Heezen Glacier, to join Maury Glacier. Named for Professor Karen Heywood (b. 1961), Professor of Physical Oceanography, University of East Anglia. Leader of six oceanographic research cruises to Antarctica since 1995, including Pine Island Bay, the Weddell Sea and the Scotia Sea. Pioneer of the use of autonomous ocean gliders. Recipient of the Challenger Medal from the Challenger Society for Marine Science, 2016, President of the Ocean Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union, 2016-2021, and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2019. Editor, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2012-21.
Named for Professor Karen Heywood (b. 1961), Professor of Physical Oceanography, University of East Anglia. Leader of six oceanographic research cruises to Antarctica since 1995, including Pine Island Bay, the Weddell Sea and the Scotia Sea. Pioneer of the use of autonomous ocean gliders. Recipient of the Challenger Medal from the Challenger Society for Marine Science, 2016, President of the Ocean Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union, 2016-2021, and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2019. Editor, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2012-21.
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