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Attlee Glacier

Coordinates: 66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767
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Attlee Glacier
Map showing the location of Attlee Glacier
Map showing the location of Attlee Glacier
Location of Attlee Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation255 m (837 ft)
TerminusCabinet Inlet
Statusunknown

Attlee Glacier (66°13′S 63°46′W / 66.217°S 63.767°W / -66.217; -63.767) is a glacier 8 miles (13 km) long, which flows east-southeast from the plateau escarpment on the east side of Graham Land to the head of Cabinet Inlet to the north of Bevin Glacier.

History

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Attlee Glacier was charted, in December 1947, from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. It was named by the FIDS for Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, M.P., British Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, member of the War Cabinet, and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

See also

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References

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