Astro glacier
| Astro glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Miller Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 54 ′ S , 157 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Marsh glacier | |
The Astro Glacier is a glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It flows in the Miller Range between the Turner Hills and Tricorn Peak in a northeasterly direction to the Marsh Glacier .
The northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962) sighted him and named him after the astronomical observation station they built in December 1961 on a headland above the mouth of the glacier.
Web links
- Astro Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Astro Glacier on geographic.org (English)