Depot Glacier (Antarctica)

Depot Glacier (63°25′S 57°3′W) is a well-defined valley glacier, flanked by lateral moraines, which terminates in a high vertical ice cliff at the head of Hope Bay, in the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, and so named by him because, as seen from Antarctic Sound, it appeared to be a possible site for a depot.[1]

Depot Glacier
Depot Glacier, Hope Bay, Antarctica
Map showing the location of Depot Glacier
Map showing the location of Depot Glacier
Location of Depot in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°25′S 57°3′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSjögren Inlet
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Depot Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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