Sheldon Glacier Explained

Sheldon Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Adelaide Island
Coordinates:-67.5°N -91°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Ryder Bay
Status:unknown

Sheldon Glacier (-67.5°N -91°W) is a glacier flowing southeast from Mount Mangin into Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Ernest B. Sheldon, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) meteorological observer, Adelaide Station, 1968–69, and Stonington Island, 1969–70; Base Commander, Adelaide Station, 1975–76, and Rothera Station, 1976–77.

Prior to 1977, the glacier was called "Crumbles Glacier".[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Bryan, R. 1965. Observations on snow accumulation patterns atAdelaide Island. Brit. Antarc. Surv. Bull., 6, 51–62, page 51. At: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/documents/bas_bulletins/bulletin06_07.pdf