Harbord Glacier
Not to be confused with Harbour Glacier.
Harbord Glacier (75°55′S 162°24′E / 75.917°S 162.400°ECoordinates: 75°55′S 162°24′E / 75.917°S 162.400°E) is a glacier in Antarctica, flowing along the south side of Mount George Murray. It enters the Ross Sea south of Whitmer Peninsula where it forms Harbord Glacier Tongue. The name derives from the glacier tongue, which was named by Ernest Shackleton for A.E. Harbord, second officer of the Nimrod during the last year of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09.[1]
References
- ↑ "Harbord Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Harbord Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).