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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Three Brothers Hill and Noel Hill.
Three Brothers Hill
Peak
Three Brothers Hill is a conspicuous hill, 210 m, which is the remnant neck of an extinct volcano situated at the east side of Potter Cove, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Three Brothers Hill is situated 3 km south of Fourcade Glacier.
Noel Hill
Peak
Noel Hill is a conspicuous slate knob, 255 m high, on the Barton Peninsula in the west part of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. The name was used by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in a 1921 report based upon his investigations of King George Island in 1913–14. Noel Hill is situated 3½ km west of Fourcade Glacier.
Florence Nunatak
Peak
Florence Nunatak is a conspicuous nunatak, 280 metres high, nearly 2 nautical miles east of the head of Potter Cove in the southwest part of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Florence Nunatak is situated 3½ km east of Fourcade Glacier.
Fourcade Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 254 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potter Cove and Jubany.
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