Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Encyclopedia
Fuerza Aérea Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica extending 4.5 km in northeast-southwest direction and 2 km in southeast-northwest direction and draining the northwest slopes of Breznik Heights
to flow northwestwards into Discovery Bay
.
The feature was named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition for the Chilean Air Force
.
Note: the United States Geological Survey
had alternative coordinates .
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica extending 4.5 km in northeast-southwest direction and 2 km in southeast-northwest direction and draining the northwest slopes of Breznik Heights
Breznik Heights
Breznik Heights rises to over 600 m in the southeast part of Greenwich Island. They extend 12 km between Santa Cruz Point in the north east and the base of the moraine spit at the mouth of Yankee Harbour in the southwest...
to flow northwestwards into Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay (Antarctica)
Discovery Bay is a bay long and wide, indenting the northeast side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.- Map :* L.L. Ivanov. Scale 1:120000...
.
The feature was named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition for the Chilean Air Force
Chilean Air Force
The Chilean Air Force is the air force of Chile, a branch of the Chilean military.-History:The first step towards the current FACh was taken by Teniente Coronel Pedro Pablo Dartnell, when he founded the Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile on December 20, 1910, being trained as a pilot in France...
.
Location
The glacier is centred at 62°30′25"S 59°39′40"W (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).Note: the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
had alternative coordinates .
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
