Feature Name (see definition): Paré Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11358

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 13' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.2166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): Glacier 7 mi long and 1 mi wide, flowing E and then NE into the head of Bouquet Bay on the NE side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Ambroise Pare (1510-1590), French surgeon who first taught the importance of clean wound dressings, improved operative techniques and fracture treatment.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data