Eldred Glacier

Eldred Glacier
Map of King George Island
Location within South Shetland Islands Location within Antarctica
Location	King George Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	61°58′00″S 58°16′00″W
Length	2.5 nmi (5 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	east of Potts Peak
Status	unknown

Eldred Glacier is a glacier 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) long, flowing to the north coast of King George Island immediately east of Potts Peak, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Andrew J. Eldred, Master of the sealing vessel Thomas Hunt from Stonington, Connecticut, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1873–74, 1875–76, 1878–79 and 1879–80. During the latter season he took part in the unsuccessful search for the Charles Shearer.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Eldred Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.