Devils Glacier

Devils Glacier
Map showing the location of Devils Glacier
Location of Devils Glacier in Antarctica
Type heavily crevassed
Location Ross Dependency
Coordinates 86°23′S 165°00′W / 86.383°S 165.000°W / -86.383; -165.000
Length 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Width 8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Amundsen Glacier
Status unknown

Devils Glacier (86°23′S 165°0′W / 86.383°S 165.000°W / -86.383; -165.000Coordinates: 86°23′S 165°0′W / 86.383°S 165.000°W / -86.383; -165.000) is a heavily crevassed glacier at the edge of the polar plateau, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9 mi) wide, draining the southern part of the Mohn Basin and flowing northeast to enter the upper part of Amundsen Glacier just north of the mountain group consisting of Mounts Wisting, Hassel, Bjaaland and Prestrud.

The glacier was encountered by Roald Amundsen's South Pole Party in 1911 and was named by them to describe the extremely rough sledging in the area. Amundsen's route southward, between 168°W and 169°W, took the party across the upper or western portion of the glacier.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Devils Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

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