Sultan Glacier Explained

Sultan Glacier
Map:South Shetland Islands#Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Elephant Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates:-61.1333°N -55.35°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Table Bay
Status:unknown

Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71.

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-61.1333°N -76°W