Aagaard Glacier (66°46′S 64°31′W / 66.767°S 64.517°W / -66.767; -64.517), also known as Glaciar Alderete, is an 8-mile (13 km) long Antarctic glacier which lies close to the east of Gould Glacier and flows in a southerly direction into Mill Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition during December 1947; it was named by the FIDS for Bjarne Aagaard [no], a Norwegian authority on Antarctic whaling and exploration.[1]

Aagaard Glacier
Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Aagaard Glacier
Map showing the location of Aagaard Glacier
Location of Aagaard Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Aagaard Glacier
Map showing the location of Aagaard Glacier
Aagaard Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationGraham Land
Antarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 64°31′W / 66.767°S 64.517°W / -66.767; -64.517
Length8 miles (13 km)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

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  1. ^ "Aagaard Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Aagaard Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.