Alice Glacier

Alice Glacier
Location of Alice Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	East Antarctica
Coordinates	83°58′S 170°0′E / 83.967°S 170.000°E / -83.967; 170.000
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Terminus	Beardmore Glacier

Alice Glacier (83°58′S 170°0′E / 83.967°S 170.000°E / -83.967; 170.000Coordinates: 83°58′S 170°0′E / 83.967°S 170.000°E / -83.967; 170.000) is a 13-nautical-mile (24 km) long tributary glacier in East Antarctica. It flows east from the Queen Alexandra Range to enter Beardmore Glacier at Sirohi Point. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Ernest Shackleton, and was named for the mother of Eric Marshall, a member of Shackleton's South Polar Party.^[1]

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References

↑ "Alice Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

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

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Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glacifluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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