Aurora Glacier (Antarctica)

Aurora Glacier
Location of Aurora Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ross Island
Coordinates	77°37′S 167°38′E / 77.617°S 167.633°E / -77.617; 167.633
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	McMurdo Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Aurora Glacier (77°37′S 167°38′E / 77.617°S 167.633°E / -77.617; 167.633Coordinates: 77°37′S 167°38′E / 77.617°S 167.633°E / -77.617; 167.633) is a large glacier draining that part of Ross Island between Mount Erebus and Mount Terra Nova, and flowing south into McMurdo Ice Shelf. It was named by A.J. Heine in 1963 after the Aurora, the ship of the Ross Sea Party of the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–17.

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Aurora 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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Glaciers in the Antarctic

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