Albanus Glacier

Albanus Glacier
Phillips Glacier
Location of Albanus Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Mountains
Coordinates	85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Terminus	Scott Glacier

Albanus Glacier (85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000Coordinates: 85°52′S 151°0′W / 85.867°S 151.000°W / -85.867; -151.000), also known as Phillips Glacier, is a 25-mile (40 km) long glacier flowing west along the south side of Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck, in the Queen Maud Mountains in Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn. Byrd named it for Albanus Phillips, Jr., president of Phillips Packing in Cambridge, Maryland, a patron of, and supplier of provisions to, his Antarctic expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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