Polar Record Glacier

Polar Record Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Polar Record Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Publications Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Polar Record Glacier (69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500Coordinates: 69°45′S 75°30′E / 69.750°S 75.500°E / -69.750; 75.500) is a large glacier flowing between Meknattane Nunataks and Dodd Island to the central part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe after Research Institute, Cambridge, England.

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

Types

Anatomy

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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

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Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Princess Elizabeth Land
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