Dakshin Gangotri Glacier
| Dakshin Gangotri Glacier | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Schirmacher oasis | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 45 ′ S , 11 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lazarev lake | |
The Dakshin Gangotri Glacier (also known as DG Glacier ) is a glacier on the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It is located behind the Indian Maitri station on the southern edge of the Schirmacher Oasis .
Indian scientists named it after the Dakshin Gangotri Station , India's first research station in Antarctica .
Web links
- Dakshin Gangotri (DG) Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)