Scott Icefalls
| Scott Icefalls | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 32 ′ S , 170 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Mill Glacier | |
The Scott Icefalls are extensive glacial breaks in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains they lie between the Otway Massif and the southern part of the Dominion Range near the head end of the Mill Glacier .
Scientists from a 1961 to 1962 campaign of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named it after the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912).
Web links
- Scott Icefalls in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scott Icefalls on geographic.org (English)