Delta glacier
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 Worcester Range topographic map (bottom right) showing the Delta Glacier |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Worcester Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 42 ′ S , 161 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Skelton Glacier | |
The Delta Glacier is a steep glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . It flows from the Worcester Range between Northcliffe Peak and Delta Bluff into the west flank of the Skelton Glacier .
The designation made by the New Zealand group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) as Cascade Glacier was changed to avoid confusion with a glacier already named in this way. The name that is valid today is derived from the Delta Bluff, which is named after its triangular shape.
Web links
- Delta Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Delta Glacier on geographic.org (English)