Cadman Glacier

Cadman Glacier (65°37′S 63°47′W) is a glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) wide at its mouth and about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing northwestward into the head of the southern arm of Beascochea Bay south of Plas Point on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Cadman Glacier
Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Cadman Glacier
Map showing the location of Cadman Glacier
Location of Cadman Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°37′00″S 63°47′00″W
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation295 m (968 ft)
TerminusErskine Glacier
Statusunknown

History

The glacier was discovered and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot. It was surveyed in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), led by John Rymill, and later named for John Cadman, 1st Baron Cadman of Silverdale, who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934–37.[1]

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