Erebus Glacier

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Erebus Glacier
Map showing the location of Erebus Glacier
Map showing the location of Erebus Glacier
Location of Erebus Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates77°40′S 167°6′E / 77.667°S 167.100°E / -77.667; 167.100
Thicknessunknown
TerminusErebus Bay
Statusunknown

Erebus Glacier (

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77°40′S 167°6′E / 77.667°S 167.100°E / -77.667; 167.100Coordinates: 77°40′S 167°6′E / 77.667°S 167.100°E / -77.667; 167.100) is a glacier draining the lower southern slopes of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica. It flows west to Erebus Bay where it forms the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue. It was named in association with Mount Erebus by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott.[1]

A large calving event took place on 1 March 1990, when a substantial portion of the Erebus glacier tongue was detached from the main glacier.[2] The piece that was separated was 3.5 km long and its mass was estimated to be 1011 kg.[3]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Erebus Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ^ Stevens, C. L.; Sirguey, P.; Leonard, G. H.; Haskell, T. G. (2 September 2013). "The 2013 Erebus Glacier Tongue calving event" (PDF). The Cryosphere. 7: 1333. doi:10.5194/tc-7-1333-2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Benn, Douglas I.; Evans, David J. A. (1998). Glaciers & Glaciation. London: Arnold. p. 69. ISBN 0340584319.

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



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