Barrett Glacier
| Barrett Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 37 ′ S , 174 ° 10 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Barrett Glacier is a 15 miles long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains, it flows from the northern slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains between the Longhorn Spurs and the Gabbro Hills to the Ross Ice Shelf .
The southern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-1964) named it after the New Zealand geologist Peter John Barrett (* 1940), a participant on this research trip.
Web links
- Barrett Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Barrett Glacier on geographic.org (English)