Land Glacier
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Glacier descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
The Land Glacier (75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750Coordinates: 
WikiMiniAtlas75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750) is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (1939–41) and named for Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- List of Antarctic ice streams
Further reading[]
- K.C. JEZEK, H.X. LIU, Structure of southeastern Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves and ice tongues from synthetic aperture radar imagery, Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 51, No. 174, 2005
External links[]
- Land Glacier on USGS website
- Land Glacier on SCAR website
References[]
- ^ "Land Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Land Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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