Argo glacier
Argo glacier | ||
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location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
Mountains | Miller Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
length | 16 km | |
Coordinates | 83 ° 22 ′ S , 157 ° 30 ′ E | |
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drainage | Marsh glacier |
The Argo Glacier is a 16 km long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Miller Range of the Transantarctic Mountains, it flows northeast to the Marsh Glacier , which it reaches south of the Macdonald Bluffs .
Participants of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962) named him after the ship Argo from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Argo Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Argo Glacier on geographic.org (English)