Commandant Charcot Glacier

Commandant Charcot Glacier: Commandant Charcot Glacier (66°25′S 136°35′E / 66.417°S 136.583°E / -66.417; 136.583) is a prominent glacier about 3 miles (5 km) wide and 12 miles (19 km) long, flowing north-northwest from the continental ice to its terminus at the head of Victor Bay. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The French Antarctic Expedition, 1950–1952, under Mario Marret sledged west along the coast to Victor Bay, close east of this glacier, in December 1952, and it was named by them for the polar ship Commandant Charcot which transported French expeditions to this area, 1948–1952.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Commandant Charcot Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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