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Highton Glacier

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Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Map showing the location of Highton Glacier
Antarctica
Map showing the location of Highton Glacier
Clarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates
61°14′S 54°03′W / 61.233°S 54.050°W / -61.233; -54.050
61°14′S 54°3′W / 61.233°S 54.050°W / -61.233; -54.050
glacier
Clarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Sugarloaf Island
Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
John E. Highton
Royal Navy
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
"Highton Glacier"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
public domain material
"Highton Glacier"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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Geography
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