Coley Glacier
Coley Glacier (64°9′S 57°14′W) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, on the east side of James Ross Island. It flows into Erebus and Terror Gulf just north of Cape Gage. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945 and 1953, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John A. Coley of FIDS, meteorological assistant at Hope Bay in 1952 and 1953.[1]
| Coley Glacier | |
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 James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Location of Coley Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | James Ross Island |
| Coordinates | 64°9′S 57°14′W |
| Length | 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Erebus and Terror Gulf |
| Status | unknown |
References
- "Coley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Coley Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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