Glacier Bight is an open embayment about 22 nautical miles (40 km) wide, indenting the north coast of Thurston Island between Hughes and Noville Peninsulas. It was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for the icebreaker USS Glacier, the first ship ever to make its way to this coastal area, in February 1960.[1]
Origin
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
- Glacier Bay (Russia)[2]
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- ↑ "Glacier Bight". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Glacier Bight". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
71°50′S 99°25′W / 71.833°S 99.417°W