Darwin Glacier (Antarctica)

Darwin Glacier (79°53′S 159°00′E / 79.883°S 159.000°E / -79.883; 159.000Coordinates: 79°53′S 159°00′E / 79.883°S 159.000°E / -79.883; 159.000) is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The lower part of the glacier was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and the whole area traversed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58). The glacier was named in association with the Darwin Mountains (themselves named after Leonard Darwin).

See also

List of glaciers in the Antarctic

References

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

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