Endeavor Piedmont Glacier
| Endeavor Piedmont Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| length | 10 km | |
| width | Max. 3 km | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| drainage | Ross Sea | |
The Endeavor Piedmont Glacier is a 10 km long and 4 km wide foreland glacier on the northeast coast of the Antarctic Ross Island . It lies between the southwestern part of Mount Bird and Micou Point .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee made the designation on November 12, 1999. It is named after the tank and supply ship HMNZS Endeavor , which was used between 1962 and 1972 to supply Scott Base and McMurdo Station .
Web links
- Endeavor Piedmont Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Endeavor Piedmont Glacier on geographic.org (English)