Horton Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W / -67.550; -68.500Horton Glacier (67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W / -67.550; -68.500) is a glacier at the east side of Mount Barre and Mount Gaudry, flowing southeast from Adelaide Island into Ryder Bay, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 for Colin P. Horton, a British Antarctic Survey builder at the nearby Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- ^ "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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Adelaide Island
- Rothera Research Station
- Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base
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- Horton Glacier
- Hurley Glacier
- Shambles Glacier
- Sheldon Glacier
- Sloman Glacier
- Turner Glacier
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