Albone Glacier
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast
Map showing the location of Albone Glacier
Map showing the location of Albone Glacier
Location of Albone Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°13′S 59°42′W / 64.217°S 59.700°W / -64.217; -59.700
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation813 m (2,667 ft)
TerminusNordenskjöld Coast
Statusunknown

Albone Glacier (64°13′S 59°42′W / 64.217°S 59.700°W / -64.217; -59.700) is a deeply entrenched narrow glacier on the east side of Wolseley Buttress flowing southward from Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

History

Albone Glacier was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from surveys (1960–61) and was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Dan Albone, English designer of the Ivel tractor, the first successful tractor with an internal combustion engine.

See also

References

  • SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Albone Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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