Whiplash Glacier
| Whiplash Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 16 ′ S , 167 ° 42 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Pearl Harbor Glacier | |
The Whiplash Glacier ( English for whiplash glacier is) a glacier in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Victory Mountains it flows from the Cartographers Range in a north-westerly direction and flows in an easterly bend into the lower section of the Pearl Harbor Glacier .
The northern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE, 1962–1963) named it after its characteristic shape.
Web links
- Whiplash Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Whiplash Glacier on geographic.org (English)