Snakeskin Glacier
| Snakeskin Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Supporters Range , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 57 ′ S , 170 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Keltie glacier | |
The Snakeskin Glacier (from English snakeskin , ' snakeskin ' ) is a 24 km long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows on the eastern flank of the Supporters Range in a north-westerly direction to the Keltie Glacier .
Its discoverers, participants in a campaign carried out from 1961 to 1962 as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , named it after its appearance.
Web links
- Snakeskin Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Snakeskin Glacier on geographic.org (English)