Ryder Glacier
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This article is about the glacier in Antarctica. For the glacier in Greenland, see Ryder Glacier (Greenland).
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![]() ![]() Location of Ryder Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Dyer Plateau, Palmer Land |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | George VI Sound |
Status | unknown |
Ryder Glacier is a gently sloping glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and wide, flowing west from the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land into George VI Sound to the south of Gurney Point. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Captain , Royal Navy, who as Lieutenant, was commander of the Penola during the BGLE, 1934–37.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Ryder Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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