Frost Glacier

Frost Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Frost Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	67°5′S 129°00′E / 67.083°S 129.000°E / -67.083; 129.000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Porpoise Bay
Status	unknown

Frost Glacier (67°5′S 129°0′E / 67.083°S 129.000°E / -67.083; 129.000Coordinates: 67°5′S 129°0′E / 67.083°S 129.000°E / -67.083; 129.000) is a channel glacier flowing to the head of Porpoise Bay, Antarctica. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John Frost, boatswain on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Charles Wilkes.^[1]

See also

References

↑ "Frost Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Frost 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 of Wilkes Land

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