Styx glacier
| Styx glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Southern Cross Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 2 ′ S , 163 ° 51 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Tinker glacier | |
The Styx Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Southern Cross Mountains it flows from the Bosumschneefeld in a south-easterly direction to the Campbell Glacier , which it reaches between Wood Ridge and the Pinckard Table .
It was discovered by the northern group of the 1965-1966 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition . It named it after the river Styx from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Styx Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Styx Glacier on geographic.org (English)