Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in a southeast–northwest direction and draining the northwest slopes of the Breznik Heights to flow northwestwards into Discovery Bay.
| Fuerza Aérea Glacier | |
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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Location of Fuerza Aérea Glacier in Antarctica Fuerza Aérea Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Greenwich Island South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°30′25″S 59°39′40″W |
| Length | 2.8 nmi (5 km; 3 mi) |
| Width | 1.2 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Discovery Bay |
| Status | unknown |
It was named "Glaciar Fuerza Aérea" (Air Force Glacier) by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition for the Chilean Air Force.
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