Slessor Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

79°50′S 28°30′W / 79.833°S 28.500°W / -79.833; -28.500Length75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi)Width50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi)ThicknessunknownTerminusFilchner-Ronne Ice ShelfStatusunknown

The Slessor Glacier is a glacier at least 140 km (75 nmi) long and 90 km (50 nmi) wide, flowing west into the Filchner Ice Shelf to the north of the Shackleton Range. First seen from the air and mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) in 1956. Named by the CTAE for RAF Marshal Sir John Slessor, chairman of the expedition committee.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slessor Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slessor Glacier

79°50′S 028°30′W / 79.833°S 28.500°W / -79.833; -28.500

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