Nom (voir la définition): Ferrar Glacier

Classement (voir la définition): Glacier

Code de Pays (voir la définition): AQ (Antarctica)

ID (voir la définition): 4845

Latitude Principale en degrés, minutes et secondes (voir la définition):
77° 46' 00" S

Longitude principale en degrés, minutes et secondes (voir la définition):
163° 00' 00" E

Latitude Principale en degrés décimaux (voir la définition): -77.7666667

Longitude Principale en degrés décimaux (voir la définition): 163

Elévation (voir la définition): No data

Année de Décision (voir la définition): 01/01/1947

Description (voir la définition): Glacier about 35 mi long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbor in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right (east) turn northeast of Knobhead, where it is apposed, i.e., joined in Siamese-twin fashion, to Taylor Glacier. From there, it continues east along the south side of Kukri Hills to New Harbor. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) under Captain Robert F. Scott, R.N., who named this feature for Hartley T. Ferrar, geologist of the expedition. The name Ferrar Glacier was originally applied both to the part of this glacier below its right turn and to the present Taylor Glacier. Griffith Taylor, geologist of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1910-14) under Scott, found evidence that these are not two parts of a single glacier but are two glaciers apposed. With this discovery Scott gave the names Ferrar Glacier and Taylor Glacier essentially as now applied; the Taylor Glacier (q.v.) makes a left turn at Cavendish Rocks and drains east along the north side of Kukri Hills.

Date de création (voir la définition): No data

Date d'Édition (voir la définition): No data