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词条 Foley Glacier
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  1. See also

  2. Maps

  3. References

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| name = Foley Glacier
| other_name =
| photo = Thurston Island - en.svg
| photo_alt =
| photo_caption = Map of Thurston Island
| map = Antarctica
| map_width =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Foley Glacier in Antarctica
| mark = Blue_pog.svg
| type =
| location = Ellsworth Land
| coordinates = {{coord|71|58|00|S|101|10|00|W|region:AQ|format=dms|display=inline}}
| coords_ref =
| area =
| length = {{convert|4|nmi|}}
| width =
| thickness = unknown
| elevation_max =
| elevation_min =
| terminus = east of Cape Petersen
| status = unknown
| embedded =
}}Foley Glacier ({{coord|71|58|S|101|10|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a glacier about {{convert|4|nmi|km|0}} long flowing north from the western end of Thurston Island just east of Cape Petersen. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Kevin M. Foley, of the United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, a computer specialist and team member of the Glaciological and Coastal-Change Maps of Antarctica Project.

See also

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

Maps

  • Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References


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1 : Glaciers of Ellsworth Land

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