Godwit Glacier

Godwit Glacier (77°36′S 162°13′E / 77.600°S 162.217°E / -77.600; 162.217Coordinates: 77°36′S 162°13′E / 77.600°S 162.217°E / -77.600; 162.217) is a glacier that flows northeast from Mount Holm-Hansen into Bartley Glacier in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (1998) after the godwit, a migratory bird which summers in New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Godwit Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

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