Daspit Glacier

Daspit Glacier (68°10′S 65°45′W / 68.167°S 65.75°W / -68.167; -65.75) is a glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing east-northeast along the south side of Mount Shelby to the head of Trail Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land. Discovered by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. It was originally named Fleming Glacier after Rev. W. L. S. Fleming.^[1] It was photographed from the air in 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, and charted in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by Ronne for Captain Lawrence R. Daspit, U.S. Navy, who assisted in obtaining Navy support for the Ronne expedition.

References

1. ^ http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=108432

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

This Graham Land location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Glaciers of Graham Land Bowman Coast Graham Land geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Daspatti Daspur I (community development block) Look at other dictionaries: Mount Shelby — (68°9′S 65°50′W / 68.15°S 65.833°W / 68.15; 65.833) is a mountain, 1,520 m, standing between Daspit Glacier and Bills Gulch at the head of Trail Inlet, on the east coast of …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”