Fourcade Glacier (62°13′S 58°40′W / 62.217°S 58.667°W / -62.217; -58.667) is a glacier at the head of Potter Cove, Maxwell Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Nestor H. Fourcade of the Instituto Antartico Argentino, who made detailed geological investigations of Potter Cove and Fildes Peninsula in several seasons, 1957–58 to 1960–61.[1]

Fourcade Glacier
Fourcade Glacier
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Location of Fourcade Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Map showing the location of Fourcade Glacier
Fourcade Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°13′00″S 58°40′00″W / 62.21667°S 58.66667°W / -62.21667; -58.66667
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

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  1. ^ "Fourcade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-04.