Darwin Glacier (Antarctica)
| Darwin glacier | ||
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 Map from 1963 showing Darwin Glacier in the south half |
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 53 ′ S , 159 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Darwin Glacier is a large glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It flows from the polar plateau in an easterly direction between the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf .
The lower section of the glacier was mapped during the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904). New Zealand participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) eventually crossed the entire glacier area. It was named in connection with the Darwin Mountains after Leonard Darwin (1850-1943), Honorary President of the Royal Geographical Society .
Web links
- Darwin Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Darwin Glacier on geographic.org (English)