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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.
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Map of Fuerza A%C3%A9rea Glacier, Antarctica
It was named "Glaciar Fuerza Aérea" (Air Force Glacier) by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition for the Chilean Air Force.
Location
The glacier is centred at 62°30′25″S 59°39′40″W (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Note: the United States Geological Survey has alternative coordinates of 62°30′S 59°38′W.
Maps
References
Fuerza Aérea Glacier Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA