Français Glacier

Français Glacier (66°33′S 138°15′E) is a glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide and 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing north-northeast from the continental ice to the Antarctic coast close west of Ravin Bay. Though no glaciers were noted on Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville's chart of this coast, the close correlation of his "Baie des Ravins" feature and narrative description with the indentation of the coast near the mouth of this glacier suggests first sighting of this feature by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1837–40. During December 1912 members of the Main Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) camped on the upland slopes close east of the glacier, but no reference was made to the glacier in the AAE reports, though a clear view and unpublished sketch were obtained of the distant coast to the northwest.

Français Glacier
Location of Adelie Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Français Glacier
Map showing the location of Français Glacier
Location of Français Glacier in Antarctica
LocationAdélie Land
Coordinates66°33′S 138°15′E
Length12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
Width4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRavin Bay
Statusunknown

It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The French Antarctic Expedition under Mario Marret, 1952–53, sledged west on the sea ice to the ice cliffs close east of the glacier. It was named after the Français, the expedition ship of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1][2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Français Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  2. Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 257. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  3. "Français Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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