Anderson Glacier (Antarctica)

Anderson Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing southeast into Cabinet Inlet between Cape Casey and Balder Point, on the east coast of Graham Land.

Aleksiev Glacier
Location of Foyn Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Aleksiev Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	66°24′00″S 63°55′00″W
Length	12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Highest elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Terminus	Cabinet Inlet
Status	unknown

History

Anderson Glacier was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in December 1947. It was named by FIDS for Sir John Anderson, M.P., Lord President of the Council and member of the British War Cabinet.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology