Gotley Glacier

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Body of ice on Heard Island

title: "Gotley Glacier" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["glaciers-of-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands"] description: "Body of ice on Heard Island" topic_path: "general/glaciers-of-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotley_Glacier" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Body of ice on Heard Island ::

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FieldValue
nameGotley Glacier
photoISS018-E-038182 lrg.jpg
photo_captionSatellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image.
typecirque/tidewater
locationHeard Island
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
coords
area27 km2
length7.3 nautical miles (13.2 km)
thicknessapproximately 55 meters
terminusbetween Cape Arkona and Cape Labuan
statusRetreating{{Cite web
authorAndrew Ruddell
date25 May 2010
urlhttp://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2100
titleOur subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?
publisherGlaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD
accessdate5 June 2010
archive-urlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20091002074124/http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2100
archive-date2 October 2009
url-statusdead
}}<ref nameAllis1986{{Cite journal
author1Ian F. Allison
journalPolar Record
volume23
pages255–272
year1986
doi10.1017/S0032247400007099
issue144
author1Quilty, P.G.
titleHeard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)
journalPap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm.
volume133
issue2
pages1–12
year2000
}}<ref nameBudd2000{{Cite journal
authorBudd, G.M.
titleChanges in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)
journalPap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm.
volume133
issue2
pages47–60
year2000
}}<ref nameThost2008{{Cite journal
author1Douglas E. Thost
author2Martin Truffer
titleGlacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean
journalArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
volume40
issue1
pages199–214
dateFebruary 2008
doi10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2
s2cid130245283
urlhttp://instaar.metapress.com/content/m716t541j2514798/
archive-urlhttps://archive.today/20121204192707/http://instaar.metapress.com/content/m716t541j2514798/
url-statusdead
archive-date2012-12-04
accessdate7 June 2010
doi-accessfree
mapIndian Ocean
label_positiontop
markBlue_pog.svg
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom10
mapframe-wikidatayes
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| name = Gotley Glacier | photo = ISS018-E-038182 lrg.jpg | photo_caption = Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image. | type = cirque/tidewater | location = Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia | coords = | area = 27 km2 | length = 7.3 nautical miles (13.2 km) | thickness = approximately 55 meters | terminus = between Cape Arkona and Cape Labuan | status = Retreating{{Cite web |author=Andrew Ruddell |date=25 May 2010 |url=http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2100 |title=Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating? |publisher=Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD |accessdate=5 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002074124/http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2100 |archive-date=2 October 2009 |url-status=dead |author1=Ian F. Allison |author2=Peter L. Keage |title=Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island |journal=Polar Record |volume=23 |pages=255–272 |year=1986 |doi=10.1017/S0032247400007099 |issue=144|s2cid=130086301 }}{{Cite journal |author1=Quilty, P.G. |author2=Wheller, G. |title=Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers) |journal=Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. |volume=133 |issue=2 |pages=1–12 |year=2000 |author=Budd, G.M. |title=Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers) |journal=Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. |volume=133 |issue=2 |pages=47–60 |year=2000 |author1=Douglas E. Thost |author2=Martin Truffer |title=Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean |journal=Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=199–214 |date=February 2008 |doi=10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2 |s2cid=130245283 |url=http://instaar.metapress.com/content/m716t541j2514798/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204192707/http://instaar.metapress.com/content/m716t541j2514798/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-04 |accessdate=7 June 2010 |doi-access=free | map = Indian Ocean | label_position = top | map_caption = | mark = Blue_pog.svg | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | mapframe-wikidata = yes Gotley Glacier is a well-defined glacier, 5 nmi long, descending from the ice-covered slopes of the Big Ben massif to the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is located between Cape Arkona and Cape Labuan.{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5873 | name = Gotley Glacier | accessdate = 5 June 2010}}{{cite aadcgaz | type = antarid | id = 617 | name = Gotley Glacier | accessdate = 5 June 2010}} To the east of Gotley Glacier is Deacock Glacier, whose terminus is located between Cape Labuan and Long Beach. To the northwest of Gotley Glacier is Lied Glacier, whose terminus is located between Cape Arkona and Cape Pillar. Cape Arkona separates Gotley Glacier from Lied Glacier.

Discovery and naming

Gotley Glacier was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, and named by them for Aubrey V. Gotley, meteorologist and officer-in-charge of the party.

References

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