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词条 Kirkby Glacier
释义

  1. Discovery and naming

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

Kirkby Glacier is a glacier, {{Convert|20|mi|km|-1}} in length. This glacier drains the central Anare Mountains of Antarctica and flows northwest to the sea {{Convert|3|mi|km|0}} from Cape North, and just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land.

Discovery and naming

Kirkby Glacier was named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Sydney L. Kirkby, a surveyor on the ANARE Thala Dan cruise of 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area along this coast.

See also

  • History of Antarctica
  • List of Antarctic expeditions

References


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External links

  • Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030143303/http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/search_names.cfm Australian Antarctic Gazetteer]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100818063123/http://www.scar.org/information/ Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907213041/http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/database/mapcat/antarctica/v4_99_00.pdf PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory]
  • Mawson Station
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2 : Glaciers of Victoria Land|Pennell Coast

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