Argosy glacier
| Argosy glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Miller Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 8 ′ S , 157 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Marsh glacier | |
The Argosy Glacier (from English argosy , large merchant ship ) is a 24 km long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Miller Range of the Transantarctic Mountains, it flows eastward to the Marsh Glacier , which it reaches north of Kreiling Mesa .
The name goes back to participants in the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962).
Web links
- Argosy Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Argosy Glacier on geographic.org (English)