Icebreaker Glacier

Icebreaker Glacier (73°37′S 166°10′E) is a large valley glacier 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mount Monteagle that flows southeast from the Mountaineer Range to Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Below Hermes Point its flow coalesces with that of Fitzgerald Glacier. The glacier was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, as a tribute to the work of the complements of U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in Antarctic exploration, in supporting scientists and in aiding other ships.[1]

For other uses, see Icebreaker (disambiguation).
Icebreaker Glacier
Map showing the location of Icebreaker Glacier
Map showing the location of Icebreaker Glacier
Location of Icebreaker Glacier in Antarctica
Typevalley glacier
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates73°37′S 166°10′E
Length10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLady Newnes Bay
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Icebreaker Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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