Fourcade Glacier
Fourcade Glacier (62°13′S 58°40′W) is a glacier at the head of Potter Cove, Maxwell Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Nestor H. Fourcade of the Instituto Antartico Argentino, who made detailed geological investigations of Potter Cove and Fildes Peninsula in several seasons, 1957–58 to 1960–61.[1]
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| Location | King George Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°13′00″S 58°40′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Status | unknown |
References
- "Fourcade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fourcade Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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