Coley Glacier

Coley Glacier (64°9′S 57°14′W) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, on the east side of James Ross Island. It flows into Erebus and Terror Gulf just north of Cape Gage. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945 and 1953, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John A. Coley of FIDS, meteorological assistant at Hope Bay in 1952 and 1953.[1]

Coley Glacier
James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Coley Glacier
Map showing the location of Coley Glacier
Location of Coley Glacier in Antarctica
LocationJames Ross Island
Coordinates64°9′S 57°14′W
Length5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusErebus and Terror Gulf
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Coley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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