Alley Glacier

Alley Glacier
Location of Alley Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ross Ice Shelf
Coordinates	79°58′S 158°5′E / 79.967°S 158.083°E / -79.967; 158.083
Terminus	Darwin Glacier

The Alley Glacier (

79°58′S 158°5′E / 79.967°S 158.083°E / -79.967; 158.083Coordinates: 79°58′S 158°5′E / 79.967°S 158.083°E / -79.967; 158.083) is a glacier in Antarctica that drains the north slopes of Britannia Range in the vicinity of Ward Tower and flows north to Darwin Glacier. It is separated from Gaussiran Glacier by a series of large rock buttresses, including Robertson Buttress.

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Richard Alley of the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, a United States Antarctic Program glaciologist who specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Alley Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)