Dilemma glacier
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 Worcester Range topographic map (bottom right) showing the Dilemma Glacier |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Worcester Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 45 ′ S , 161 ° 25 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Skelton Glacier | |
The Dilemma Glacier is a steep and very rugged glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It flows from the Worcester Range into the west flank of the Skelton Glacier , which it reaches north of Ant Hill .
The New Zealand group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) explored it in 1957. It is named after the difficulties that the group encountered when descending the glacier.
Web links
- Dilemma Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dilemma Glacier on geographic.org (English)