Jeffries Glacier [SEP] continent
Jeffries Glacier
Jeffries Glacier () is a glacier between Lenton Bluff and the Maro Cliffs, flowing northwest for at least through the Theron Mountains of Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1956–57 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Peter H. Jeffries, a meteorologist with the advance party of the expedition in 1955–56.
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
Blanchard Glacier
Blanchard Glacier () is a glacier flowing into Wilhelmina Bay between Garnerin Point and Sadler Point, on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), French aeronaut, the first professional balloon pilot, who, with John Jeffries, made the first balloon crossing of the English Channel in 1785.
See also.
- List of glaciers in