Land Glacier

Land Glacier (75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750Coordinates: 75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750) 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

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• List of Antarctic ice streams

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Land Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).