Odell Glacier

Odell Glacier Skiway
Summary
Airport type Private
Location Odell Glacier
Oates Land
Elevation AMSL 5,250 ft / 1,600 m
Coordinates 76°39′00″S 159°58′00″E / 76.65000°S 159.96667°E / -76.65000; 159.96667Coordinates: 76°39′00″S 159°58′00″E / 76.65000°S 159.96667°E / -76.65000; 159.96667
Map
Odell Glacier Skiway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
1,800 5,906 Ice

Odell Glacier is a glacier draining northeast between Allan Hills and Coombs Hills into the upper Mawson Glacier in Oates Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Professor N.E. Odell, formerly of Otago University, New Zealand.

References

  1. "Antarctic Facilities". COMNAP. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

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



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