Splettstoesser Glacier
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Splettstoesser Glacier | |
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Location of Splettstoesser Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 79°12′00″S 84°09′00″W / 79.20000°S 84.15000°W / -79.20000; -84.15000 |
Length | 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Minnesota Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Splettstoesser Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas79°12′S 84°9′W / 79.200°S 84.150°W / -79.200; -84.150Coordinates: 79°12′S 84°9′W / 79.200°S 84.150°W / -79.200; -84.150) is a glacier, 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, draining from the plateau just south of Founders Escarpment and flowing east-northeast through the Heritage Range to the south of Founders Peaks and Anderson Massif to enter the Minnesota Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party which explored the area in 1961-62 for John F. Splettstoesser, geologist with that party.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
Maps[]
- Union Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1966.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Splettstoesser Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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