Gilbert Glacier
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| Gilbert Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Gilbert Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Alexander Island |
| Coordinates | 70°00′S 71°00′W / 70.000°S 71.000°W |
| Length | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Mozart Ice Piedmont |
| Status | unknown |
Gilbert Glacier (70°0′S 71°0′W / 70.000°S 71.000°W) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long flowing south from Nichols Snowfield into Mozart Ice Piedmont, situated in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica.
Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named in association with Sullivan Glacier, after Sir William S. Gilbert (1836–1911), the British librettist, by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1977.[1]
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Further reading[edit]
- M. Braun, A. Humbert, and A. Moll, Changes of Wilkins Ice Shelf over the past 15 years and inferences on its stability, The Cryosphere, 3, 41–56, 2009 www.the-cryosphere.net/3/41/2009/
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