Edisto Glacier (72°27′S 169°53′E / 72.450°S 169.883°E / -72.450; 169.883) is a glacier flowing northeast between Felsite Island and Redcastle Ridge into the head of Edisto Inlet. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, for the USS Edisto, the first vessel to visit the Edisto Inlet area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Edisto Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.