Winston Glacier (53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E) is a glacier flowing to Winston Lagoon on the southeast side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.[6][7] Its terminus is at Winston Lagoon, between Cape Lockyer and Oatt Rocks. To the northeast of Winston Glacier is Stephenson Glacier, the terminus of which is located between Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon. To the southwest of Winston Glacier is Fiftyone Glacier, whose terminus is located between Lavett Bluff and Lambeth Bluff.
Winston Glacier | |
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Type | cirque/tidewater |
Location | Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia |
Coordinates | 53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E |
Thickness | approximately 55 meters |
Terminus | Winston Lagoon, between Cape Lockyer and Oatt Rocks |
Status | Retreating[1][2][3][4][5] |
Discovery and naming
editWinston Glacier was surveyed by through the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948. It was named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in 1964 in association with nearby Winston Lagoon.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ian F. Allison & Peter L. Keage (1986). "Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island". Polar Record. 23 (144): 255–272. doi:10.1017/S0032247400007099. S2CID 130086301.255-272&rft.date=1986&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017/S0032247400007099&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:130086301#id-name=S2CID&rft.au=Ian F. Allison&rft.au=Peter L. Keage&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
- ^ Andrew Ruddell (25 May 2010). "Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?". Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Quilty, P.G. & Wheller, G. (2000). "Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 1–12.1-12&rft.date=2000&rft.au=Quilty, P.G.&rft.au=Wheller, G.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
- ^ Budd, G.M. (2000). "Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 47–60.47-60&rft.date=2000&rft.au=Budd, G.M.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
- ^ Douglas E. Thost; Martin Truffer (February 2008). "Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40 (1): 199–214. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130245283. Retrieved 7 June 2010.199-214&rft.date=2008-02&rft_id=info:doi/10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:130245283#id-name=S2CID&rft.au=Douglas E. Thost&rft.au=Martin Truffer&rft_id=http://instaar.metapress.com/content/m716t541j2514798/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b "Winston Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Winston Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
Further reading
edit- U. Radok & D. Watts (1975). "A synoptic background to glacier variations of Heard Island" (PDF). Snow and Ice (Proceedings of the Moscow Symposium, August 1971) (104 ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences. pp. 42–56. Retrieved 7 June 2010.42-56&rft.edition=104&rft.pub=International Association of Hydrological Sciences&rft.date=1975&rft.au=U. Radok&rft.au=D. Watts&rft_id=http://iahs.info/redbooks/a104/iahs_104_0042.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
- Truffer, M., Thost, D. and Ruddell, A. (2001). "The Brown Glacier, Heard Island: its morphology, dynamics, mass balance and climate setting". Antarctic CRC Research Report No. 24. Hobart, Tasmania: Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania. pp. 1–27.1-27&rft.pub=Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania&rft.date=2001&rft.au=Truffer, M., Thost, D. and Ruddell, A.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Kevin Kiernan & Anne McConnell (2002). "Glacier retreat and melt-lake expansion at Stephenson Glacier, Heard Island World Heritage Area" (PDF). Polar Record. 38 (207): 297–308. doi:10.1017/S0032247400017988. S2CID 37333655. Retrieved 7 June 2010.297-308&rft.date=2002&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017/S0032247400017988&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:37333655#id-name=S2CID&rft.au=Kevin Kiernan&rft.au=Anne McConnell&rft_id=http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2355/1/Glacier_retreat.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Winston Glacier" class="Z3988">
External links
edit- Click here to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
- Australian Antarctic Division
- Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
- United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
53°9′S 73°38′E / 53.150°S 73.633°E
This article incorporates public domain material from "Winston Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.