Arneb Glacier

Arneb Glacier
Hallett Glacier[1]
Map showing the location of Arneb Glacier
Location of Arneb Glacier in Antarctica
Location Victoria Land
Coordinates 72°25′S 170°2′E / 72.417°S 170.033°E / -72.417; 170.033
Length 6 km (3.7 mi)
Width 4 km (2.5 mi)
Terminus Edisto Inlet

Arneb Glacier or Hallett Glacier (72°25′S 170°2′E / 72.417°S 170.033°E / -72.417; 170.033Coordinates: 72°25′S 170°2′E / 72.417°S 170.033°E / -72.417; 170.033) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide, situated in a cliff-walled bay between Hallett Peninsula and Redcastle Ridge and flowing northwest into Edisto Inlet as a floating ice tongue. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, for USS Arneb, which in the 1957 season carried the buildings and stores for the establishment of Hallett Station and revisited the station in subsequent seasons.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ J. Linsley Gressitt Entomology of Antarctica, Volume 10, P. 317
  2. ↑ "Arneb Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.

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