Macy Glacier
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Macy Glacier is a 6 km long and 2.3 km crescent-shaped glacier on the southern slopes of Tangra Mountains
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The glacier is bounded by Friesland Ridge
to the northwest, Levski Ridge
to the northeast and Peshev Ridge
to the southeast, and flows southwestwards into the head of Brunow Bay
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The feature is named by the UK-APC in 1958 for Robert Macy, Master of the brig Aurora, one of the fleet of American sealers from New York
which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. The glacier is bounded by Friesland Ridge
Friesland Ridge
Friesland Ridge is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. The summit, Mount Friesland, which rises to , is the northwesternmost of the ridge’s six main peaks...
to the northwest, Levski Ridge
Levski Ridge
Levski Ridge is the central ridge of the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. Its summit, Great Needle Peak rises to approximately 1,700m ....
to the northeast and Peshev Ridge
Peshev Ridge
Peshev Ridge is a crescent-shaped ridge in central Tangra Mountains extending along the northeast coast of Brunow Bay and southeast of Macy Glacier, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its east extremity is formed by the summit St. Naum Peak , separated from Balchik Ridge...
to the southeast, and flows southwestwards into the head of Brunow Bay
Brunow Bay
Brunow Bay is a 2.33 km wide bay indenting for 1.5 km the southeast side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The bay is entered between Samuel Point and Vazov Point, and has its northwestern coast formed by the terminus of Macy Glacier.The feature is named by...
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The feature is named by the UK-APC in 1958 for Robert Macy, Master of the brig Aurora, one of the fleet of American sealers from New York
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which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.
Location
The glacier's midpoint is located at 62°41′20"S 60°08′10"W (British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
