Skua glacier
| Skua glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Miller Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 55 ′ S , 157 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Astro glacier | |
The Skua Glacier is a small glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It flows in the Miller Range to the Astro Glacier .
The northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962) mapped it and named it after the skuas that they observed in December 1961 in the lower section of the glacier.
Web links
- Skua Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skua Glacier on geographic.org (English)