- McLeod Glacier (South Orkney Islands)
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McLeod Glacier is a glacier 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, flowing in a southeast direction into Clowes Bay on the south side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Michael McLeod, following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. On December 12, 1821, the cutter of the South Orkney Islands, where a chart annotation indicates that land was sighted, possibly Coronation Island.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "McLeod Glacier (South Orkney Islands)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).Coordinates: 60°44′S 45°38′W / 60.733°S 45.633°W
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