Cherry Glacier
| Cherry Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 30 ′ S , 167 ° 10 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Beardmore Glacier | |
The Cherry Glacier is a deeply frightened and dynamic glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows from Mount Adams in the Queen Alexandra chain to the west flank of the Beardmore Glacier .
Scientists of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) under the direction of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott named him after Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959), who acted as an assistant zoologist on this research trip and was involved, among other things, in the southern polar march.
Web links
- Cherry Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)