Eris glacier
| Eris glacier | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Douglas Range | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 36 ′ S , 68 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound | |
The Eris Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows from the Douglas Range in an easterly direction between Mount Edred and Lamina Peak in the north and Belemnite Point in the south to George VI Sound .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2010 after (136199) Eris , the second largest dwarf planet in the solar system after Pluto .
Web links
- Eris Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)