Ealey Glacier () is a
glacier
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, flowing northeast from the lower slopes of the
Big Ben
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massif
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to the northeast side of
Heard Island
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in the southern
Indian Ocean
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. Its
terminus
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Geography
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is located close southeast of
Cape Bidlingmaier, between
Melbourne Bluff and
North Barrier. The glacier terminates in ice cliffs.
To the southeast of Ealey Glacier is
Compton Glacier
Compton Glacier is a glacier, long, flowing northeast from the lower slopes of the Big Ben massif to the northeast side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is located at Compton Lagoon, between Gilchrist Beach and Fairchi ...
, whose terminus is located at
Compton Lagoon
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, between
Gilchrist Beach
Gilchrist Beach () is a rocky beach, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying west of Compton Glacier on the north side of Heard Island. At its eastern edge, Gilchrist Beach communicates with the sandy Fairchild Beach. Travelling eastwards from Gi ...
and
Fairchild Beach Fairchild Beach () is a sandy beach, wide and long, which extends north from the base of Round Hill to the south side of the terminus of Compton Glacier, on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The beach faces Compton Lagoo ...
.
Mechanics Bay
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, between Saddle Point
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and Cape Bidlingmaier.
Discovery and naming
Ealey Glacier is named after E. H. M. "Tim" Ealey, biologist
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on the 1949 ANARE
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Heard Island Expedition who crossed the glacier during a biological survey en route to Spit Point
Spit Point () is the east tip of the long Elephant Spit, a conspicuous spit at the eastern end of Heard Island
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mos ...
.[
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References
Further reading
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External links
*Clic
here
to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
Australian Antarctic DivisionAustralian Antarctic GazetteerComposite Gazetteer of AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
{{Glaciers of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Glaciers of Heard Island and McDonald Islands