Yamato Glacier

Yamato Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Yamato Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°25′S 35°35′E / 71.417°S 35.583°E / -71.417; 35.583
Length	6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Queen Fabiola Mountains
Status	unknown

The Yamato Glacier (

71°25′S 35°35′E / 71.417°S 35.583°E / -71.417; 35.583Coordinates: 71°25′S 35°35′E / 71.417°S 35.583°E / -71.417; 35.583) is a glacier about 6 miles (10 km) wide, flowing west between Mount Fukushima and Mount Eyskens in the Queen Fabiola Mountains of Antarctica.

Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under , October 7, 1960, and named after an old name of the cove of Honshū. Yamato is the symbol of the political unity and the national consciousness of the Japanese people. In November–December 1960, a Japanese field party reached this area and carried out geodetic and other scientific work.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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