Английская Википедия:Glacier Bight

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Map of Thurston Island.
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Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Glacier Bight is an open embayment about Шаблон:Convert wide, indenting the north coast of Thurston Island between Hughes and Noville Peninsulas. It was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for the icebreaker USS Glacier, the first ship ever to make its way to this coastal area, in February 1960.[1]

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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