Yates Glacier
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Yates Glacier (70°49′S 62°12′W / 70.817°S 62.200°W) is a glacier 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Matheson Glacier, discharging into the west side of Lehrke Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land. It was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after JohnYates, a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor, based at Stonington Island Base E, who worked in the general vicinity of this feature from 1972 to 1974.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Yates Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.