Splettstoesser Glacier

Splettstoesser Glacier (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.

Splettstoesser Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Splettstoesser Glacier
Map showing the location of Splettstoesser Glacier
Location of Splettstoesser Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates79°12′00″S 84°09′00″W / 79.20000°S 84.15000°W / -79.20000; -84.15000
Length35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMinnesota Glacier
Statusunknown

See also

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Maps

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  • 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

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  •   This article incorporates public domain material from "Splettstoesser Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.