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Athene Glacier
Athene Glacier
is a
glacier
, long, flowing east and
merging
with the terminus of
Casey Glacier
where it
discharges
into
Casey Inlet
, on the
east coast
of the
Antarctic Peninsula
.
History
Athene Glacier was photographed from the
air
by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
in
August 1947
, and by the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
in
December 1947
. It was surveyed by
FIDS
in
November 1960
, and was named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
after
Athene
,
the daughter
of
Zeus
and
goddess
of
the city
of
Athens
in
Greek mythology
.