Usher Glacier

Usher Glacier (62°2′S 58°37′W) is a glacier nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northwest into the sea between Stigant Point and Davey Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for J. Usher, Master of the Caraquet from Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.

Usher Glacier
Map of King George Island
Location of Usher Glacier in Antarctica Usher Glacier (Antarctica)
Location	King George Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	62°02′00″S 58°37′00″W
Length	4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	north west of Stigant Point
Status	unknown

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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