Commanda Glacier
| Commanda Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 30 ′ S , 162 ° 48 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Newall Glacier | |
The Commanda Glacier is a steep glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Asgard Range it flows from Mount Newall in an easterly direction to the south side of Ponder Peak . It flows west of Sagittate Hill into the lower section of the Newall Glacier .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1998. It is named after a high-frequency repeater with the model designation Commanda , which was installed on nearby Mount Newall for the radio communication of New Zealand field research teams.
Web links
- Commanda Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Commanda Glacier on geographic.org (English)