Darwin Glacier (Antarctica)

Darwin Glacier
Satellite view of Antarctica showing part of Darwin Glacier
Location of Darwin Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ross Dependency
Coordinates	79°53′S 159°00′E / 79.883°S 159.000°E / -79.883; 159.000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ross Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Darwin Glacier (79°53′S 159°00′E / 79.883°S 159.000°E / -79.883; 159.000Coordinates: 79°53′S 159°00′E / 79.883°S 159.000°E / -79.883; 159.000) is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The lower part of the glacier was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and the whole area traversed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58). The glacier was named in association with the Darwin Mountains (themselves named after Leonard Darwin).

Robertson Buttress is the westernmost in a series of large rock buttresses on the south side of Darwin Glacier between Alley Glacier and Gaussiran Glacier.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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