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Glacier on Alexander Island, Antarctica
Sibelius Glacier
(
69°55′S
70°5′W
/
69.917°S 70.083°W
/
-69.917; -70.083
) is a
glacier
, 12 miles (19 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, flowing south into the
Mozart Ice Piedmont
10 miles (16 km) southwest of
Mount Stephenson
in the northern portion of
Alexander Island
,
Antarctica
. The glacier was first sighted from the air by the
British Graham Land Expedition
in 1937. Mapped from air photos taken by the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
in 1947?48, by Searle of the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
in 1960. This feature was named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
for
Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957), Finnish
composer
.
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from
"Sibelius Glacier"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
.
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