Franca Glacier
Franca Glacier named after Fernando E. Franca, is a glacier in Antarctica, flowing northeast into the head of Solberg Inlet, Bowman Coast, to the south of Houser Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Houser Peak.
Houser Peak
Peak
Houser Peak is a peak, 1,080 metres high, between Tofani Glacier and Franca Glacier at the head of Solberg Inlet, Bowman Coast, Antarctica. The peak was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1940, the U.S. Navy, 1966, and was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1946–48.
Franca Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 653 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Franca Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Franca Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franca Glacier”
- Chinese: “弗蘭卡冰川”
- German: “Franca-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Franca”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Francabreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Franca”
- Swedish: “Franca Glacier”
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Highlights include Tofani Glacier and Wilson, Mount.
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