Balch Glacier (66°50′S 64°48′W / 66.833°S 64.800°W / -66.833; -64.800) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, on the east coast of Graham Land, flowing southeast into Mill Inlet, to the south of Gould Glacier.

Balch Glacier
Map showing the location of Balch Glacier
Map showing the location of Balch Glacier
Location of Balch Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates66°50′S 64°48′W / 66.833°S 64.800°W / -66.833; -64.800
Length11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation267 m (876 ft)
Terminussouth-east to Mill Inlet
south to Gould Glacier
Statusunknown

History

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It was first surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1946–47, and named "East Balch Glacier". With "West Balch Glacier" it was reported to fill a transverse depression across Graham Land, but further survey in 1957 showed that there is no close topographical alignment between the two. The name "Balch", for Edwin S. Balch, an American Antarctic historian, has been limited to this glacier and an entirely new name, Drummond Glacier, approved for the west glacier.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Balch Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Balch Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.