词条 | Swift Glacier |
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| child = | name = Swift Glacier | other_name = | photo = James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula. Image fusion of Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel 1A SAR images.png | photo_width = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula | map = Antarctica | map_width = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Swift Glacier in Antarctica | mark = Blue_pog.svg | type = steep | location = James Ross Island | coordinates = {{coord|64|22|S|57|46|W|region:AQ|format=dms|display=inline}} | coords_ref = | area = | length = {{convert|2|nmi|0|abbr=on}} | width = | thickness = unknown | elevation_max = | elevation_min = | terminus = | status = unknown | embedded = }} Swift Glacier ({{coord|64|22|S|57|46|W|display=inline,title}}) is a steep glacier about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, close west of Jefford Point, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveys, 1958-61. The name is descriptive, this being one of the most active glaciers on the island. See also
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1 : Glaciers of James Ross Island |
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