Prince of Wales Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas 82°44′S 160°10′E / 82.733°S 160.167°E / -82.733; 160.167Coordinates: 82°44′S 160°10′E / 82.733°S 160.167°E / -82.733; 160.167) is a glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range, flowing generally north for about 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Hochstein and into Hamilton Glacier. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Prince of Wales Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Aufeis
- Cirque
- Ice cap
- Ice field
- Ice sheet
- Ice shelf
- Ice stream
- Ledoyom
- Outlet glacier
- Piedmont glacier
- Rock glacier
- Valley glacier
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Anatomy |
- Ablation zone
- Accumulation zone
- Bergschrund
- Blue ice
- Crevasse
- Dirt cone
- Firn
- Glacier cave
- Glacier head
- Ice divide
- Ice tongue
- Icefall
- Lateral moraine
- Medial moraine
- Moraine
- Moulin
- Penitente
- Randkluft
- Sérac
- Terminus
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Processes |
- Ablation
- Accumulation
- Basal sliding
- Calving
- Creep
- Motion
- Outburst flood
- Overdeepening
- Plucking
- Retreat
- Starvation
- Surge
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Glaciofluvial |
- Alpentor
- Diluvium
- Esker
- Giant current ripples
- Kame
- Kame delta
- Kettle hole
- Outwash fan
- Sandur
- Urstromtal
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- Glaciology
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Glaciers in the Antarctic |
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Glaciers of the Ross Dependency |
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King Edward VII Land |
- Blades Glacier
- Butler Glacier
- Cumbie Glacier
- Dalton Glacier
- Gerry Glacier
- Hamilton Glacier
- Kiel Glacier
- Larson Glacier
- Richter Glacier
- Stewart Glacier
- Withrow Glacier
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