Anderson Glacier (Antarctica)
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Anderson Glacier is a heavily-crevassed glacier 12 miles (19 km) long, flowing southeast into Cabinet Inlet
between Cape Casey
and Balder Point
, on the east coast of Graham Land
. It was charted by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
in December 1947. It was named by FIDS for Sir John Anderson, M.P., Lord President of the Council
and member of the British War Cabinet
.
Cabinet Inlet
Cabinet Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, long in a northwest–southeast direction, and some wide at its entrance between Cape Alexander and Cape Robinson, along the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and photographed from the air by the Ronne...
between Cape Casey
Cape Casey
Cape Casey is a conspicuous cape surmounted by a peak high, marking the east end of the peninsula projecting into Cabinet Inlet immediately south of Bevin Glacier, on the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and photographed from the air by the...
and Balder Point
Balder Point
Balder Point is a headland marking the eastern tip of a narrow, rocky "cockscomb" ridge, which extends from Frigga Peak for in an east-southeast direction to the west side of Cabinet Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who...
, on the east coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. It was charted by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
in December 1947. It was named by FIDS for Sir John Anderson, M.P., Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends each meeting of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval...
and member of the British War Cabinet
War Cabinet
A War Cabinet is a committee formed by a government in a time of war. It is usually a subset of the full executive cabinet of ministers. It is also quite common for a War Cabinet to have senior military officers and opposition politicians as members....
.