Reid Glacier (East Antarctica)
| Reid glacier | ||
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| location | Queen Marie Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 30 ′ S , 98 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Shackleton Ice Shelf | |
The Reid Glacier is a steep glacier in Queen Marie Land, East Antarctica . It flows between the Melba and Davis Peninsula to the Shackleton Ice Shelf .
He was discovered by the team at the West Base during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . He is named after George Reid (1845–1918), the first Australian high commissioner in the United Kingdom .
Web links
- Reid Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Reid Glacier on geographic.org (English)