Pipecleaner Glacier
| Pipecleaner Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 14 ′ S , 162 ° 51 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Radiant Glacier | |
The Pipecleaner Glacier is a glacier in the Royal Society Range of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It arises from the confluence of numerous mountain glaciers on the east side of Mount Huggins . Together with the Glimpse Glacier , it flows into the Radiant Glacier where it meets the northern foothills of the Dismal Ridge .
Participants in a campaign from 1960 to 1961 as part of New Zealand's Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions made the name. The name is given by the countless moraine bands on the surface of the glacier, which in their entirety are reminiscent of a pipe cleaner (English pipecleaner ).
Web links
- Pipecleaner Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pipecleaner Glacier on geographic.org (English)