Mercury Glacier (Cook Mountains)

Mercury Glacier (79°34′S 157°17′E / 79.567°S 157.283°E / -79.567; 157.283Coordinates: 79°34′S 157°17′E / 79.567°S 157.283°E / -79.567; 157.283) is a wide glacier flowing south from the slopes of Mount Hughes in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Mercury, a god in Greek mythology, in association with other names in this area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mercury Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-19.


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