Beta glacier

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Beta glacier
location James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica )
Coordinates 63 ° 59 ′  S , 57 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 63 ° 59 ′  S , 57 ° 56 ′  W
Beta Glacier (Antarctic Peninsula)
Beta glacier

The Beta Glacier is a glacier on the Ulu Peninsula in the northwest of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It flows southeast into the Torrent Valley west of the Dinn Cliffs at Shrove Cove .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2015 based on the name of the northeastern neighboring Alpha Glacier .

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