Dawson-Lambton Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dawson-Lambton Glacier |
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Emperor penguins breed in the IBA
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Coats Land |
| Coordinates | 76°8′S 26°45′W / 76.133°S 26.750°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Weddell Sea |
| Status | unknown |
The Dawson-Lambton Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier entering the south-eastern Weddell Sea immediately west of the Brunt Ice Shelf. It was discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. He named it for Elizabeth Dawson-Lambton, a benefactress of the Shackleton expeditions.
Important Bird Area
A 500 ha site on fast ice that forms in the Weddell Sea near the Dawson-Lambton Glacier has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of emperor penguins, with an estimate of some 2,600 individuals based on 2009 satellite imagery.
See also
In Spanish: Glaciar Dawson-Lambton para niños
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