Albanus Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
Albanus Glacier | |
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Phillips Glacier | |
Location of Albanus Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Mountains |
Coordinates | 85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000 |
Length | 40 km (22 nmi) |
Terminus | Scott Glacier |
Albanus Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000Coordinates: 85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000), also known as Phillips Glacier, is a 25-nautical-mile (46 km; 29 mi) long glacier flowing west along the south side of Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck, in the Queen Maud Mountains in Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under . Byrd named it for , president of Phillips Packing in Cambridge, Maryland, a patron of, and supplier of provisions to, his Antarctic expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Albanus Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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