Byway Glacier () is a glacier flowing west from Slessor Peak and joining Erskine Glacier just southwest of

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History

Byway Glacier was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1955–57, and mapped from these photos by the

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

. The glacier was so named by the

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in 1958 because the sledging route up this glacier is not as good as that along the main route up Erskine Glacier.

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* Glaciers of Loubet Coast {{LoubetCoast-glacier-stub

History

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