Bussey Glacier (65°16′S 64°1′W / 65.267°S 64.017°W / -65.267; -64.017) is a glacier flowing west from Mount Peary to the head of Waddington Bay on Kyiv Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1908–10, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Group Captain John Bussey of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys.

Bussey Glacier
Location of Kyiv Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Bussey Glacier
Map showing the location of Bussey Glacier
Location of Bussey Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°16′00″S 64°1′00″W / 65.26667°S 64.01667°W / -65.26667; -64.01667
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation454 m (1,490 ft)
TerminusWaddington Bay
Statusunknown

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

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