Sharp Glacier is a glacier flowing north to the head of Lallemand Fjord, close east of the Boyle Mountains, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948–59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert P. Sharp, American geologist who has undertaken numerous studies on glaciers and their flow.
Sharp Glacier | |
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Location of Sharp Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Graham Land |
Coordinates | 67°20′S 66°27′W / 67.333°S 66.450°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Lallemand Fjord |
Status | unknown |
References
edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Sharp Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.