Wilma Glacier
Wilma Glacier is the western of two glaciers entering the southern part of Edward VIII Ice Shelf in Kemp Land, East Antarctica. The second, eastern glacier is Robert Glacier.
| Wilma Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wilma Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Type | mountain glacier |
| Location | Kemp Land |
| Coordinates | 67°12′S 56°00′E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Edward VIII Ice Shelf |
| Status | unknown |
Discovery and naming
Wilma Glacier and Robert Glacier were both seen by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party led by Robert E. Dovers in November 1954. Dovers, accompanied by G. Schwartz, was carrying out a sledge journey and survey of Edward VIII Bay at the time. Wilma Glacier was named by Robert George Dovers for Dovers' wife. Dovers was officer in charge and surveyor at Mawson Station in 1954.[1]
References
- Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Wilma Glacier. Accessed 23 May 2010.
- "Wilma Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
External links
- Australian Antarctic Division
- Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
- Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
- United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory
- Mawson Station
- ANARE Club
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Wilma Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 