Sultan Glacier
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Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71.
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Sultan Glacier | |
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Location | Elephant Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°08′00″S 55°21′00″W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Table Bay |
Status | unknown |
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