Canada glacier
| Canada glacier | ||
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 Fryxellsee , near the Canada Glacier |
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| location | Viktorialand , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 37 ′ S , 162 ° 59 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lake Hoare and Lake Fryxell | |
The Canada Glacier is a small glacier in Victoria Land in southern Antarctica . It is located at 77 ° 37 ' south latitude and 162 ° 59' east longitude . The glacier begins below the summit of Mount McLennan in the Asgard Range , where the Commonwealth and Loftus glaciers also begin, at around 1900 meters. Coming from the northwest, it then flows west of Lake Fryxell into the Taylor Valley , where it ends just a few meters above sea level . It forms the eastern border of the small Hoare lake .
The Canada Glacier was mapped by the British Terra Nova Expedition under Sir Robert Falcon Scott (1910-1913) . The name comes from the Canadian physicist Charles Wright , who was a member of the group that explored the area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land . In: Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 131: Measure 1, Annex C . Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2013.