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Channel Glacier

Channel Glacier (64°47′S 63°19′W / 64.783°S 63.317°W / -64.783; -63.317) is a through glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km), extending in an east-west direction across Wiencke Island, between Nipple Peak and Wall Range, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache 1897–99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery.

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References

  1. ^ "Channel Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 November 2011.