Leppard Glacier

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Leppard Glacier (65°58′S, 62°30′W) is a large valley glacier draining east into Scar Inlet, to the north of Ishmael Peak, on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. First seen from the air and photographed in part by Hubert Wilkins on December 20, 1928, the glacier was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. It is now clear that, on the photographic evidence of his outward flight, Wilkins gave the name "Crane Channel" to this glacier, and that on his return flight he photographed what is now accepted as Crane Glacier, perhaps thinking that it was the same feature. Since Crane Glacier has been retained for the northern of these glaciers photographed by Wilkins, the UK-APC has named this feature for Norman A.G. Leppard, assistant surveyor with FIDS, who surveyed this area in 1955.