Drygalski Glacier (Antarctica)

Drygalski Glacier
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast
Location of Drygalski Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	64°43′S 60°44′W / 64.717°S 60.733°W / -64.717; -60.733
Length	18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Solari Bay
Status	unknown

Drygalski Glacier (

64°43′S 60°44′W / 64.717°S 60.733°W / -64.717; -60.733Coordinates: 64°43′S 60°44′W / 64.717°S 60.733°W / -64.717; -60.733) is a broad glacier, 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) long and 15 miles (24 km)^{[citation needed]} wide at its head, which flows from Herbert Plateau southeast between Ruth Ridge and Kyustendil Ridge, and enters Solari Bay immediately north of Sentinel Nunatak on Nordenskjöld Coast, the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, under Otto Nordenskiöld, and named "Drygalski Bay" after Professor Erich von Drygalski. The feature was determined to be a glacier by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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