Mercury Glacier

Mercury Glacier (71°34′S 68°14′W / 71.567°S 68.233°W / -71.567; -68.233) is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander Island, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, flowing east into George VI Sound between Waitabit Cliffs and Keystone Cliffs. Probably first seen by Lincoln Ellsworth, who flew near it and photographed segments of this coast on November 23, 1935. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the planet Mercury following rough surveys from George VI Sound by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948 and 1949. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960.

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