Lerchenfeld Glacier

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Lerchenfeld Glacier
location Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land , Coatsland , East Antarctica
length 10 km (roughly estimated)
Coordinates 77 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  S , 34 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 77 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  S , 34 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  W
Lerchenfeld Glacier (Antarctica)
Lerchenfeld Glacier
drainage Vahsel Bay

The Lerchenfeld Glacier is located in the Antarctic and flows in a west-northwest direction between the Bertrab Nunataks and the Littlewood Nunataks . It merges with the southern flank of the Schweitzer Glacier . Together the glaciers flow into the Vahsel Bay . The glacier was discovered during the second German Antarctic expedition, 1911–1912, under Wilhelm Filchner , who named the glacier after Count Hugo von und zu Lerchenfeld-Köfering , a supporter of the expedition.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Australian Antarctic Data Center , Lerchenfeld Glacier
  2. antarctica-geography.findthedata.org/  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Glacier: Lerchenfeld Glacier, Antarctica@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / antarctica-geography.findthedata.org