COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

Glacier 4 mi wide and 12 mi long, flowing NNE from the continental ice to the coast close W of Ravin Bay. Though no glaciers were noted on Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville's chart of this coast, the close correlation of his "Baie des Ravins" feature and narrative description with the indentation of the coast near the mouth of this glacier suggests first sighting of this feature by the French expedition, 1837-40. During December 1912 members of the Main Base Party of the AAE camped on the upland slopes close E of the glacier, but no reference was made to the glacier in the AAE reports, though a clear view and unpublished sketch were obtained of the distant coast to the northwest. Delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47. The FrAE under Marret, 1952-53, sledged W on the sea ice to the ice cliffs close E of the glacier. Named after the Charcot, 1903-05.

Glacier, auparavant appelé Langue glaciaire du Français, situé entre le cap Pépin et le cap Robert ; nom donné d'après le nom du navire Le Français avec lequel le Commandant J.-B. Charcot accomplit le premier hivernage français dans l'Antarctique (1903-1905). Ancien nom : glacier Endurance. Nom donné sur une esquisse provisoire de la côte de la terre Adélie lors de la préparation de la 1re expédition antarctique française en 1948, d'après le navire de l'expédition antarctique britannique 1914-16 d'Ernest Shackleton.