Harp Glacier
| Harp Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 32 ' S , 163 ° 14' E | |
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| drainage | Commonwealth Glacier | |
The Harp Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It flows from a glaciated saddle west of Harp Hill along the north flank of the MacDonald Hills in the Asgard Range to the Commonwealth Glacier in the Taylor Valley .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1997 based on the name of Harp Hill. This is descriptively named after its appearance, which is reminiscent of a harp ( English harp ).
Web links
- Harp Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harp Glacier on geographic.org (English)