Ryder Glacier (Antarctica)
| Ryder Glacier | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Dyer Plateau | |
| length | 21 km | |
| width | ⌀ 21 km | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 7 ′ S , 67 ° 15 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound | |
The Ryder Glacier is a gently sloping glacier in the West Antarctic Palmerland . It flows from the Dyer Plateau in a westerly direction into the George VI Sound , which it reaches south of Gurney Point on the Rymill Coast .
It was discovered and measured in 1936 during the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1954 after Robert Edward Dudley Ryder (1908-1986), captain of the schooner Penola on this expedition.
Web links
- Ryder Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ryder Glacier on geographic.org (English)