Wanda glacier
| Wanda glacier | ||
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| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 6 ′ S , 58 ° 21 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Martel Inlet | |
The Wanda Glacier ( Polish Lodowiec Wandy ) is a glacier on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It flows from Kraków Dome on the southwest flank of the Warkocz group of hills in a north-westerly direction to Martel Inlet , a side bay of Admiralty Bay .
Participants of a Polish Antarctic Expedition named it after Princess Wanda , the daughter of Krak , Duke of Vandals and central figure in the founding myth of the city of Krakow .
Web links
- Wanda Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)