Dawson-Lambton Glacier
76°8′S 26°45′W / 76.133°S 26.750°W / -76.133; -26.750
The Dawson-Lambton Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier entering the south-eastern Weddell Sea immediately west of the Brunt Ice Shelf. It was discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. He named it for Elizabeth Dawson-Lambton, a benefactress of the Shackleton expeditions.[1]
Important Bird Area
A 500 ha site on fast ice that forms in the Weddell Sea near the Dawson-Lambton Glacier has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of emperor penguins, with an estimate of some 2,600 individuals based on 2009 satellite imagery.[2]
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Dawson-Lambton Trough
- Glaciology
References
External links
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Dawson-Lambton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
76°8′S 26°45′W / 76.133°S 26.750°W / -76.133; -26.750
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