COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

flowing E into George VI Sound between Triton Point and Cannonball Cliffs, E Alexander Island, was partially photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935; roughly surveyed near its mouth by BGLE in October 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and further surveyed near its mouth by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1949; in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Neptune ([in 71°44'S 68°30'W] APC, 1955, p.15; USHO chart 6638, 1956; [co-ordinates corrected] DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960; APC, 1986, p.4); mapped over its length by FIDS in 1959 from RARE air photographs. Lednik Neptun (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Lednik Nept'yun (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24).

Glacier on the E coast of Alexander Island, 12 mi long and 4 mi wide, flowing E into George VI Sound to the S of Triton Point. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 23, 1935, and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. The mouth of the glacier was positioned in 1936 by the BGLE. Named by the UK-APC for the planet Neptune following a FIDS survey in 1949. The head of the glacier was mapped from air photos taken by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960.