Riley Glacier Explained

Riley Glacier
Location:Palmer Land, Antarctica
Map:Antarctica
Coordinates:-70.05°N -88°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Length:14nmi
Width:17nmi
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:George VI Sound
Status:unknown

Riley Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long and 17 nautical miles (31 km) wide, flowing westward from the west side of Palmer Land into George VI Sound between the Traverse Mountains and Mount Dixey. First sighted and surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named for Quintin T.P.M. Riley, assistant meteorologist of the BGLE, 1934–37. The glacier sits at 70° 06' 00.0" S latitude and 67° 55' 00.0" W longitude.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazetteer - AADC.