Horton Glacier
Horton Glacier (67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°WCoordinates: 67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W) is a glacier at the east side of Mount Barre and Mount Gaudry, flowing southeast from Adelaide Island into Ryder Bay, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 for Colin P. Horton, a British Antarctic Survey builder at the nearby Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]
References
- ↑ "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
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