Spartan Glacier
| Spartan Glacier | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 3 ′ S , 68 ° 21 ′ W | |
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| drainage | George VI Sound | |
The Spartan Glacier is a short valley glacier on the east coast of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It is between the Callisto Cliffs and the Tombaugh Cliffs .
The British Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapped it together with the United States Geological Survey using satellite images from NASA . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1974 after The Spartans dog sled team who went up the glacier in 1969.
Web links
- Spartan Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Spartan Glacier on geographic.org (English)