Fitzgerald Glacier
| Fitzgerald Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Mountaineer Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 33 ′ S , 166 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lady Newnes Bay , Ross Sea | |
The Fitzgerald Glacier is a valley glacier on the Borchgrevink coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It flows from the ice cascades on the south and west slopes of Mount Murchison in an easterly direction to Lady Newnes Bay . In its estuary, it meets the ice masses of the Icebreaker Glacier .
The glacier was explored by participants in the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958–1959). The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him after EB Fitzgerald, deputy head of this expedition.
Web links
- Fitzgerald Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fitzgerald Glacier on geographic.org (English)