Icebreaker Glacier

Icebreaker Glacier
Location of Icebreaker Glacier in Antarctica
Type	valley glacier
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	73°37′S 166°10′E / 73.617°S 166.167°E / -73.617; 166.167
Length	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Lady Newnes Bay
Status	unknown

Icebreaker Glacier (73°37′S 166°10′E / 73.617°S 166.167°E / -73.617; 166.167Coordinates: 73°37′S 166°10′E / 73.617°S 166.167°E / -73.617; 166.167) is a large valley glacier 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mount Monteagle that flows southeast from the Mountaineer Range to Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Below Hermes Point its flow coalesces with that of Fitzgerald Glacier. The glacier was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, as a tribute to the work of the complements of U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in Antarctic exploration, in supporting scientists and in aiding other ships.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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