Channel Glacier
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Channel Glacier is a through glacier, 1.5 miles (2.4 km), extending in an east-west direction across Wiencke Island
, between Nipple Peak
and Wall Range
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache 1897–99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by DI
personnel on the Discovery.
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, between Nipple Peak
Nipple Peak
Nipple Peak is a peak, 675 m, standing 1 nautical mile northeast of Channel Glacier in the north part of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. The name, which suggests the shape of the feature, was given by the Falkland...
and Wall Range
Wall Range
Wall Range is a mountain range, 3 nautical miles long in a NE-SW direction with steep wall-like cliffs and jagged peaks rising to 1,095 m, extending from Thunder Glacier to Channel Glacier in the center of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First mapped by the Belgian Antarctic...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache 1897–99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the Discovery.