Forbes Glacier (Mac
Forbes Glacier may refer to: * Forbes Glacier (Graham Land) * Forbes Glacier (Mac. Robertson Land) * Forbes Glacier (New Zealand) Forbes Glacier may refer to: * Forbes Glacier (Graham Land) Forbes Glacier is a glacier which flows from Hemimont Plateau west into the northeast corner of Square Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is long, wide in its cent ...

Forbes Glacier (Graham Land)
Forbes Glacier is a glacier which flows from Hemimont Plateau west into the northeast corner of Square Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is long, wide in its central part, and narrows to at its mouth. The lower reaches of the glacier were first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill. The survey was completed in 1946–48 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey who named the glacier for James David Forbes James David Forbes (1809–1868) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. Forbes was a resident of Edinburgh for most of his life, educated at its University and a professor ..., a Scottish physicist who was noted for his pioneer works on glaciology. References Glaciers of Fallières Coast {{FallièresCoast-glacier-stub ...
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Forbes Glacier (Mac
Forbes Glacier may refer to: * Forbes Glacier (Graham Land) * Forbes Glacier (Mac. Robertson Land) * Forbes Glacier (New Zealand) Forbes Glacier may refer to: * Forbes Glacier (Graham Land) Forbes Glacier is a glacier which flows from Hemimont Plateau west into the northeast corner of Square Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is long, wide in its cent ...