Chapman Glacier (Canada)
Chapman Glacier may refer to: * Chapman Glacier (Palmer Land) Chapman Glacier () is a glacier long and wide in its central part, narrowing to at its mouth, flowing west from the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land to George VI Sound immediately south of Carse Point. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Gra ... * Chapman Glacier (Victoria Land) {{geodis ...
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Chapman Glacier (Palmer Land)
Chapman Glacier () is a glacier long and wide in its central part, narrowing to at its mouth, flowing west from the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land to George VI Sound immediately south of Carse Point. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1954 for Frederick S. Chapman, British mountaineer and Arctic explorer, who in 1934 brought 64 dogs from West Greenland to England for the use of the BGLE, 1934–37. See also *Renner Peak, the dominant peak between Chapman and Naess Glacier Naess Glacier is a small glacier, which is separated from Chapman Glacier to the north by a rocky ridge, flowing from the west coast of Palmer Land into George VI Sound. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Ry ...s References External links * Glaciers of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub ...
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