Schmidt Glacier (Ellsworthland)
| Schmidt Glacier | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| length | 30 km | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 15 ′ S , 83 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Splettstoesser glacier | |
The Schmidt Glacier is a 30 km long glacier in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Pioneer Heights of the Heritage Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, it flows from the area around Hall Peak in a northerly direction along the west side of the Thompson Escarpment and the Gross Hills . North of Mount Virginia , it flows into the lower section of the Splettstoesser Glacier .
A team from the University of Minnesota to explore the Ellsworth Mountains between 1961 and 1962 named him after the geologist Paul G. Schmidt, who belonged to this team.
Web links
- Schmidt Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Schmidt Glacier on geographic.org (English)