It was first sighted in 1840 by the French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, although no glaciers were noted on d'Urville's chart of this coast but a formidable icy dike with perpendicular flanks of 37.7 m high according to the joined plate, corresponding to the glacier tongue.
In 1840, the French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville first sighted it; however, no glaciers were noted on d'Urville's chart of this coast. The chart depicted a formidable icy structure with sides measuring 37.7 meters high, corresponding to the glacier tongue.