Brown Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brown Glacier
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on the globe
Location	Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia
Coordinates	53°04′S 73°39′E / 53.067°S 73.650°E / -53.067; 73.650
Thickness	approximately 55 meters
Terminus	Brown Lagoon
Status	Retreating

Brown Glacier (53°04′S 73°39′E / 53.067°S 73.650°E / -53.067; 73.650) is a glacier just south of Round Hill on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is at Brown Lagoon. To the northwest of Brown Glacier is Compton Glacier, whose terminus is located at Compton Lagoon, between Gilchrist Beach and Fairchild Beach. To the southeast of Brown Glacier is Stephenson Glacier, whose terminus is located between Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon.

Discovery and naming

Brown Glacier was surveyed by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1948. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for K.G. Brown, ANARE biologist on Heard Island in 1951.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Brown Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).