Vahsel glacier
| Vahsel glacier | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 4 ′ S , 73 ° 23 ′ E | |
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| drainage | South West Bay | |
The Vahsel Glacier is a glacier to the west of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It flows west to South West Bay .
Participants in the German Gauss expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Erich von Drygalski carried out a rough mapping in 1902. Drygalski named him after Richard Vahsel (1868-1912), who was involved in this research trip and in investigations of the neighboring Atlas Cove .
Web links
- Vahsel Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vahsel Glacier on geographic.org (English)