Winston Glacier
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on the globe
Map showing the location of Winston Glacier
Map showing the location of Winston Glacier
Winston Glacier
Typecirque/tidewater
LocationHeard Island
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
Coordinates53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E / -53.150; 73.633
Thicknessapproximately 55 meters
TerminusWinston Lagoon, between Cape Lockyer and Oatt Rocks
StatusRetreating[1][2][3][4][5]

Winston Glacier (53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E / -53.150; 73.633) is a glacier flowing to Winston Lagoon on the southeast side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.[6][7] Its terminus is at Winston Lagoon, between Cape Lockyer and Oatt Rocks. To the northeast of Winston Glacier is Stephenson Glacier, the terminus of which is located between Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon. To the southwest of Winston Glacier is Fiftyone Glacier, whose terminus is located between Lavett Bluff and Lambeth Bluff.

Discovery and naming

Winston Glacier was surveyed by through the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948. It was named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in 1964 in association with nearby Winston Lagoon.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. Ian F. Allison & Peter L. Keage (1986). "Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island". Polar Record. 23 (144): 255–272. doi:10.1017/S0032247400007099. S2CID 130086301.
  2. Andrew Ruddell (25 May 2010). "Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?". Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. Quilty, P.G. & Wheller, G. (2000). "Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 1–12.
  4. Budd, G.M. (2000). "Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 47–60.
  5. Douglas E. Thost; Martin Truffer (February 2008). "Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40 (1): 199–214. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130245283. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Winston Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Winston Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

Further reading

53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E / -53.150; 73.633

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