The Land Glacier (75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W) is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (1939–41) and named for Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission.[1]
See also
Further reading
- K.C. JEZEK, H.X. LIU, Structure of southeastern Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves and ice tongues from synthetic aperture radar imagery, Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 51, No. 174, 2005
External links
- Land Glacier on USGS website
- Land Glacier on SCAR website
References
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