Haumea glacier
| Haumea glacier | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | LeMay Range | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 0 ′ S , 68 ° 39 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound | |
The Haumea Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . From the LeMay Range it flows in a north-easterly direction and flows together with the Jupiter glacier coming from the north into the George VI Sound .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2010 after the dwarf planet (136108) Haumea .
Web links
- Haumea Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)