Fisher Glacier

Fisher Glacier

Fisher Glacier (coord|73|15|S|66|0|E|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a prominent western tributary to the Lambert Glacier, about 100 miles (160 km) long, flowing east past the north sides of Mount Menzies and Mount Rubin and joining the main stream of the Lambert Glacier just east of Mount Stinear. Sighted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft by K.B. Mather in 1957. Named by ANCA for N.H. Fisher, chief geologist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Dept. of National Development, Australia.

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