Descent Glacier

Descent Glacier (77°51′S 162°52′E / 77.850°S 162.867°E / -77.850; 162.867Coordinates: 77°51′S 162°52′E / 77.850°S 162.867°E / -77.850; 162.867) is a short, steep glacier between Briggs Hill and Condit Glacier, flowing northwest from Descent Pass into Ferrar Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was so named because of the adventurous descent made here by the party led by Albert Armitage of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04. The name seems to have been first used on maps of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Descent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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