Edisto glacier
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 Topographic map of the Hallett Peninsula (center right) with the Edisto Glacier to the west of it |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 27 ' S , 169 ° 53' E | |
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| drainage | Edisto Inlet | |
The Edisto Glacier is a glacier on the Borchgrevink coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It flows at the isthmus of the Hallett Peninsula in a north-easterly direction to Edisto Inlet , which it reaches between Felsite Island and the Redcastle Ridge ridge .
Participants of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1957-1958) named him after the USCGC Edisto , a ship of Operation Highjump (1946-1947), which first sailed the Edisto Inlet.
Web links
- Edisto Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edisto Glacier on geographic.org (English)