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'''Melville Glacier''' is a glacier on the east coast of [[Graham Land]] in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. It is found between [[Mapple Glacier]] and [[Pequod Glacier]]. | '''Melville Glacier''' is a glacier on the east coast of [[Graham Land]] in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. It is found between [[Mapple Glacier]] and [[Pequod Glacier]]. | ||
The glacier is 12 nautical miles long, and slowly flows eastwards | The glacier is 12 nautical miles long, and slowly flows eastwards to enter [[Exasperation Inlet]] on the [[Oscar II Coast]], and the [[Weddell Sea]]. | ||
The glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from "Hope Bay" in its lower part in November 1947 and over its whole length in October 1955. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Herman Melville, the author of the 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick''. Several other features in the area, such as [[Mount Ahab]], are named after characters in the story. | The glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from "Hope Bay" in its lower part in November 1947 and over its whole length in October 1955. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Herman Melville, the author of the 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick''. Several other features in the area, such as [[Mount Ahab]], are named after characters in the story. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 21 September 2022
Melville Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It is found between Mapple Glacier and Pequod Glacier.
The glacier is 12 nautical miles long, and slowly flows eastwards to enter Exasperation Inlet on the Oscar II Coast, and the Weddell Sea.
The glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from "Hope Bay" in its lower part in November 1947 and over its whole length in October 1955. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Herman Melville, the author of the 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Several other features in the area, such as Mount Ahab, are named after characters in the story.
Location
- Location map: 65°28’41"S, 62°22’58"W