Bary Glacier
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Bary Glacier is a glacier
flowing west into Jacobsen Bight
, South Georgia, south of Christophersen Glacier
. The glacier cuts through the longest sedimentary sequence on the island
, from Christophersen Glacier to Cape Darnley
. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
in 1982 after Thomas de Bary, one of the first directors of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca
from 1904.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
flowing west into Jacobsen Bight
Jacobsen Bight
Jacobsen Bight is a bight 4 miles wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia between Larvik Cone and Cape Darnley. The name "Sukkertopp bukta" was used by Olaf Holtedahl in 1929 for the whole of the coast between Cape Darnley and Sandefjord, which was shown on his map as one bay...
, South Georgia, south of Christophersen Glacier
Christophersen Glacier
Christophersen Glacier is a glacier long, flowing west into Jacobsen Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Pedro Christophersen, one of the first Directors of the...
. The glacier cuts through the longest sedimentary sequence on the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, from Christophersen Glacier to Cape Darnley
Cape Darnley
Cape Darnley is a cape at the southeast side of Jacobsen Bight on the south-central coast of South Georgia. The name dates back to about 1920 and was given for E.R. Darnley of the Colonial Office, Chairman of the Discovery Committee from 1923 to 1933....
. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
in 1982 after Thomas de Bary, one of the first directors of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca
Compañía Argentina de Pesca
Compañía Argentina de Pesca was initiated by the British-Norwegian whaler and Antarctic explorer Carl A. Larsen, and established on 29 February 1904 by three foreign residents of Buenos Aires: the Norwegian consul P. Christophersen, H.H. Schlieper , and E. Tornquist...
from 1904.