Morelli Glacier

Morelli Glacier
Location of Morelli Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°59′00″S 102°38′00″W / 72.98333°S 102.63333°W / -72.98333; -102.63333
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Peacock Sound
Status	unknown

Morelli Glacier (72°59′S 102°38′W / 72.983°S 102.633°W / -72.983; -102.633Coordinates: 72°59′S 102°38′W / 72.983°S 102.633°W / -72.983; -102.633) is a glacier in the western part of King Peninsula, Antarctica, 18 nautical miles (33 km) southeast of Cape Waite, draining northeast to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Panfilo S. Morelli, a glaciologist at Byrd Station in 1961–62.^[1]

See also

References

↑ "Morelli Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-07.

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

Types

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

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

Glaciology
Category
List
Template:Periglacial environment

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Ellsworth Land

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.