Fourcade Glacier
Fourcade Glacier is a glacier at the head of Potter Cove, Maxwell Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Nestor H.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Three Brothers Hill and Noel Hill.
Three Brothers Hill
Peak
Three Brothers Hill is a conspicuous hill, 210… Three Brothers Hill is situated 3 km south of Fourcade Glacier.
Florence Nunatak
Peak
Florence Nunatak is a conspicuous nunatak, 280 metres… Florence Nunatak is situated 3½ km east of Fourcade Glacier.
Fourcade Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 254 metres (833 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.216° or 62° 12′ 58″ south
Longitude
-58.666° or 58° 39′ 58″ west
Open location code
3893Q8MM+HJ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fourcade Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fourcade Glacier”
- Chinese: “福爾凱德冰川”
- German: “Fourcade-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Fourcade”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fourcadebreen”
- Polish: “Lodowiec Fourcade’a”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Fourcade”
- Swedish: “Fourcade Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rondel and Henryk Arctowski Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potter Cove and Jubany.
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