Albone Glacier
Albone Glacier (64°13′S 59°42′W) 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.
| Albone Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Nordenskjöld Coast | |
  Location of Albone Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land |
| Coordinates | 64°13′S 59°42′W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Highest elevation | 813 m (2,667 ft) |
| Terminus | Nordenskjöld Coast |
| Status | unknown |
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.
References
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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