Lucas Glacier
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Lucas Glacier is a glacier
flowing north into the Bay of Isles
, South Georgia
, close west of Luck Point
. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Frederic Augustus Lucas
, Director of the American Museum of Natural History
at that time.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
flowing north into the Bay of Isles
Bay of Isles
The Bay of Isles is a bay wide and receding , lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay, many of which are named after local birds...
, South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich...
, close west of Luck Point
Luck Point
Luck Point is a point at the west side of the entrance to Sea Leopard Fjord, in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. The name appears to have been first used by DI personnel who charted this point during 1929-30....
. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Frederic Augustus Lucas
Frederic Augustus Lucas
Frederic Augustus Lucas, Sc.D. was an American museum director.-Early years:Frederic A. Lucas was born March 25, 1852 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Career:...
, Director of the American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
at that time.