Gerontius Glacier (69°31′S 70°34′W / 69.517°S 70.567°W) is a glacier flowing north from the Elgar Uplands into Tufts Pass in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977, association with the nearby uplands, from The Dream of Gerontius, a work for chorus, solo voices and orchestra by Edward Elgar.[1] It is named after the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius by the British composer Edward Elgar from 1900.
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edit- ^ "Gerontius Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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