Niagara Icefalls
| Niagara Icefalls | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 50 ′ S , 165 ° 41 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Mariner glacier | |
The Niagara Icefalls are large glacier breaks between the Evans Firnfield and the head end of the Mariner Glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . They are located southeast of the volcanic group The Pleiades .
Scientists from the German expedition GANOVEX III (1982–1983) named it after Niagara Falls .
See also
Web links
- Niagara Icefalls in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)