New Glacier
New Glacier (77°2′S 162°24′E / 77.033°S 162.400°ECoordinates: 77°2′S 162°24′E / 77.033°S 162.400°E) is a small glacier flowing east-northeast from the low ice-covered plateau at the south side of Mackay Glacier, terminating at the southwest extremity of Granite Harbour, immediately north of Mount England, in Victoria Land. Charted and named by , of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, because he walked around a bluff and saw a glacier where none was expected, in the corner of Granite Harbor.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "New Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Glaciers of Victoria Land
- Scott Coast
- Scott Coast geography stubs