Bucher Glacier
Bucher Glacier (67°39′S 66°50′W) is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just north of Bottrill Head on the German Peninsula, Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Edwin Bucher, Swiss glaciologist and author of many publications on snow and avalanches.
| Bucher Glacier | |
|---|---|
Location of German Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula | |
Location of Bucher Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land |
| Coordinates | 67°39′00″S 66°50′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Highest elevation | 633 m (2,077 ft) |
| Terminus | Bourgeois Fjord |
| Status | unknown |
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