Hooper Glacier (64°44′S 63°37′W / 64.733°S 63.617°W) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing from the col north of Mount William into the west side of Börgen Bay, Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Peter R. Hooper of FIDS, leader and geologist at the Arthur Harbour station in 1955 and 1956.[1] Gateway Ridge separates Hooper Glacier from William Glacier.[2]
| Hooper Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hooper in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°44′S 63°37′W / 64.733°S 63.617°W |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Börgen Bay |
| Status | unknown |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hooper Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Gateway Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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