Victoria Upper Glacier, Victoria Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Victoria Upper Glacier (77°16′S 161°25′E / 77.267°S 161.417°E / -77.267; 161.417) is a glacier occupying the upper northwest end of Victoria Valley in Antarctica. It is a retreating glacier. The Victoria Valley is the northernmost of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Melt water from the glacier feeds the Victoria River and on from there to Lake Vida. It was named by the Victoria University Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for their Alma Mater, which sponsored the expedition. In 2003, it was renamed from Upper Victoria Glacier to be consistent with Victoria Lower Glacier.[1]

Heaphy Spur divides the head of Victoria Upper Glacier.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Place name detail: Victoria Upper Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Heaphy Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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