Carbutt Glacier
Carbutt Glacier (65°9′S 62°49′W) is a glacier entering Goodwin Glacier to the east of Maddox Peak, close east of Flandres Bay on the west coast of Graham Land.
| Carbutt Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Carbutt Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land |
| Coordinates | 65°9′00″S 62°49′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Highest elevation | 904 m (2,966 ft) |
| Terminus | Goodwin Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
History
The glacier appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for John Carbutt (1832–1905), American (formerly English) photographer who introduced the first emulsion-coated celluloid photographic cut films, in 1888.
References
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