Downes Glacier
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Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
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| Type | tidewater |
| Location | Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia |
| Coordinates | 53°2′S 73°31′E / 53.033°S 73.517°E |
| Thickness | approximately 55 meters |
| Terminus | Mechanics Bay, between Saddle Point and Cape Bidlingmaier |
| Status | Retreating[1][2][3][4][5] |
Downes Glacier (53°2′S 73°31′E / 53.033°S 73.517°E) is a broad tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It flows north on both sides of Cape Bidlingmaier to the north coast of Heard Island.[6][7] To the east of Downes Glacier is Ealey Glacier, whose terminus is located close southeast of Cape Bidlingmaier. To the west of Downes Glacier is Challenger Glacier, whose terminus is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point. Saddle Point separates Downes Glacier from Challenger Glacier.
Surveyed by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1948. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for M.C. Downes, ANARE biologist at Heard Island in 1951 and 1963.[6][7]
