Commonwealth Glacier

Commonwealth Glacier
Commonwealth Glacier
	The Commonwealth Glacier in 2009
	Location of Commonwealth Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	77°34′S 163°15′E / 77.567°S 163.250°E
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Taylor Valley
Status	unknown

Commonwealth Glacier is a glacier which flows in a southeasterly direction and enters the northern side of Taylor Valley immediately west of Mount Coleman, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE ), under Robert Falcon Scott, and named by them for the Commonwealth of Australia, which made a financial grant to the BrAE and contributed two members to the Western Geological Party which explored this area. The north end of the glacier is bounded by Flint Ridge.

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