Kenney Glacier
Kenney Glacier (63°25′S 57°2′W) is a glacier 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) long flowing northwest from The Pyramid and The Saddlestone into Depot Glacier, near the head of Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was mapped in 1945 and 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), was resurveyed by the FIDS in 1955, and was named for Richard Kenney, assistant surveyor at Hope Bay in 1954 and 1955, who made a detailed local survey of the area between Hope Bay and Duse Bay.[1]
Kenney Glacier | |
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Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula | |
Location of Kenney in Antarctica | |
Location | Trinity Peninsula |
Coordinates | 63°25′S 57°02′W |
Length | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Depot Glacier |
Status | unknown |
References
- "Kenney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Kenney Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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