McArthur Glacier

McArthur Glacier (71°20′S 67°29′W) is a glacier between the Christie Peaks and Swine Hill, flowing west from Palmer Land, Antarctica, into George VI Sound. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Alistair H. McArthur, a British Antarctic Survey geophysicist at Stonington Island, 1967–68.[1]

References

"McArthur Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Palmer Land

Antarctic Peninsula

Alexander Island

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