Matterhorn glacier
| Matterhorn glacier | ||
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 Matterhorn Gl in the western area of the topographic map sheet |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 41 ′ S , 162 ° 27 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Taylor Valley | |
The Matterhorn Glacier is a small glacier in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies on the edge of the north face of the Taylor Valley immediately west of the Matterhorn in the Asgard Range .
The American glaciologist Troy L. Péwé (1918–1999), who visited the region around the glacier in 1957, named the glacier after the world-famous Matterhorn in the Valais Alps .
Web links
- Matterhorn Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Matterhorn Glacier on geographic.org (English)