Torii Glacier

Torii Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Torii Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°19′S 35°38′E / 71.317°S 35.633°E / -71.317; 35.633
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Queen Fabiola Mountains
Status	unknown

Torii Glacier (

71°19′S 35°38′E / 71.317°S 35.633°E / -71.317; 35.633Coordinates: 71°19′S 35°38′E / 71.317°S 35.633°E / -71.317; 35.633) is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Goossens and Mount Fukushima in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered on October 7, 1960, by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under , who named it after , geochemist; leader of the Japanese party that visited this area in November 1960.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Torii Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)