Bally Glacier

Bally Glacier (81°22′S 159°12′E / 81.367°S 159.200°E / -81.367; 159.200Coordinates: 81°22′S 159°12′E / 81.367°S 159.200°E / -81.367; 159.200) is a glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km) long which occupies the central part of the Carlstrom Foothills of the Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the east side of Mount Blick into Jorda Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John Bally of the University of Colorado Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, Boulder, CO; he was a United States Antarctic Program principal investigator and field team member of the Advanced Telescope Project, South Pole Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica, 1992–95.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bally Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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