Glen glacier
| Glen glacier | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shackleton Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 11 km | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 42 ′ S , 25 ° 20 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Recovery glacier | |
The Glen Glacier is a glacier in the East Antarctic Coatsland . It flows south in the Shackleton Range to join the Recovery Glacier west of the Read Mountains .
It was first mapped in October 1957 by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) under the direction of the British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . It is named after Alexander Richard "Sandy" Glen (1912–2004), member of the management committee of this research trip.
Web links
- Glen Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Glen Glacier on geographic.org (English)