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Jewell Glacier

Jewell Glacier (54°16′S 37°8′W / 54.267°S 37.133°W / -54.267; -37.133) is a short glacier flowing south-southwest from Mount Grant into Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1982 after John A. Jewell, a British Antarctic Survey field assistant in this area in 1976–77, at Rothera Research Station in 1977–78, and Base Commander at Rothera, 1978–80.

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References

  1. ^ "Jewell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Jewell Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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