Socks glacier
| Socks glacier | ||
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 Location of the Socks Glacier (bottom center) on the western flank of the Beardmore Glacier ( satellite image ) |
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 42 ′ S , 170 ° 5 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Beardmore Glacier | |
The Socks Glacier is a small glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It flows from the eastern slopes of the Queen Alexandra chain immediately north of the Owen Hills and flows into the western flank of the Beardmore Glacier .
The glacier was discovered by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . It is named after the pony socks , which served as one of four horses on Shackleton's march and three companions towards the South Pole as a draft animal for the transport sleds.
See also
Web links
- Socks Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Socks Glacier on geographic.org (English)