Howchin Glacier

Howchin Glacier (78°12′S 163°22′E) is a glacier between Ward Glacier and Walcott Glacier, on the east side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Brandau Crater is an ice-free volcanic crater lying to the south of the snout of Howchin Glacier on Chancellor Ridge, Royal Society Range It was discovered by a party led by Thomas Griffith Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named for Professor W. Howchin, a geologist of Adelaide.[1]

References
  1. "Howchin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

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