Hurley Glacier

Hurley Glacier
Location of Adelaide Island in the Antarctic Peninsula
Hurley Glacier is located in Antarctica
Hurley Glacier
Location within Antarctica
LocationAdelaide Island
Coordinates67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRyder Bay
Statusunknown

Hurley Glacier (67°34′S 68°32′W / 67.567°S 68.533°W / -67.567; -68.533) is a glacier between Mount Gaudry and Mount Liotard, flowing east into Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 after Alec J. Hurley, a British Antarctic Survey mechanic at Halley Station, 1975–76, and Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hurley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-05.