Name details

Highton Glacier

Highton Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Highton Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109310

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

on E coast of Clarence Island, S of Sugarloaf Island, flowing NE, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1957; following field work by JSEEIG, 1976-77, called Stamina Glacier from the stamina needed to cross it (Highton in Furse, 1979, map p.130); later named Highton Glacier after Cdr John Ernest Highton, RN (b. 1935), Deputy Leader of the expedition and in charge of the group on Clarence Island (APC, 1980, p.4).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 14' 14.6" S
-61.23739°
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Longitude:
54° 03' 48.2" W
-54.06339°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Jun-2008

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