Chamberlin Glacier
Location of Hemimont Plateau on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Chamberlin Glacier
Map showing the location of Chamberlin Glacier
Location of Chamberlin Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates67°34′00″S 65°33′00″W / 67.56667°S 65.55000°W / -67.56667; -65.55000
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation549 m (1,801 ft)
TerminusWhirlwind Inlet
Statusunknown

Chamberlin Glacier (67°34′S 65°33′W / 67.567°S 65.550°W / -67.567; -65.550) is a glacier on the east side of Hemimont Plateau which flows northeast into Whirlwind Inlet about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Matthes Glacier, on the east coast of Graham Land.

History

Chamberlin Glacier was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928, and in 1940 was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who named it for American glaciologist and geomorphologist Thomas C. Chamberlin, educator and professor of geology at the Universities of Wisconsin and Chicago.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chamberlin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Chamberlin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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