Shinnan Glacier
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Shinnan Glacier | |
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Location of Shinnan Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 67°55′S 44°38′E / 67.917°S 44.633°E / -67.917; 44.633 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | nearby Shinnan Rocks |
Status | unknown |
Shinnan Glacier (Japanese: 新南氷河, Shinnan Hyoga)[1] is a glacier which flows northwest to the coast just east of Shinnan Rocks and marks the division between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Shinnan Hyōga (new south glacier).[2]
See also[]
- Kakure Rocks, rocky exposures along the east wall of Shinnan Glacier
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ Report of the Antarctic Place-Names Committee of Japan
- ^ "Shinnan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Coordinates: 67°55′S 44°38′E / 67.917°S 44.633°E / -67.917; 44.633
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