Ambergris Glacier
| Ambergris Glacier | ||
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| location | Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 43 ′ S , 62 ° 36 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Flask glacier | |
The Ambergris Glacier is a glacier in Graham Land, West Antarctica . It flows in a south-southeast direction to the Flask Glacier , which it reaches immediately west of the Fluke Ridge on the Oskar II coast . Its eastern flank is determined by a striking discordance .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named numerous geographic features in the area after things related to whales . Namesake of this glacier is the Ambra ( English ambergris ), a waxy substance from the digestive tract of sperm whales , which in earlier times for the perfume industry was used.
Web links
- Ambergris Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ambergris Glacier on geographic.org (English)