Horton Glacier (67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W) is a glacier at the east side of Mount Barre and Mount Gaudry, flowing southeast from Adelaide Island into Ryder Bay, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 for Colin P. Horton, a British Antarctic Survey builder at the nearby Rothera Station, 1976–77.[1]
Horton Glacier | |
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Location of Horton Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Adelaide Island |
Coordinates | 67°33′S 68°30′W / 67.550°S 68.500°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Ryder Bay |
Status | unknown |
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edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Horton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.