Lindwurm Glacier
| Lindwurm Glacier | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Mountains | Finlandia Foothills | |
| length | 2.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 53 ′ 6 ″ S , 70 ° 4 ′ 18 ″ W | |
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| drainage | Sibelius Glacier | |
The Lindworm Glacier ( English Lindworm Glacier ) is a 2.5 km long glacier on the Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Finlandia Foothills, it flows northeast from Dragon Peak to the Sibelius Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2018. It is named after the dragon , a snake or dragon-like mythical creature.
Web links
- Lindworm Glacier . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)