Rakuda Glacier
Rakuda Glacier | |
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Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica | |
Location of Rakuda Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900 |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Rakuda Glacier (68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900Coordinates: 68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900) is a glacier flowing to the coast just east of Rakuda Rock in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, who gave the name.
Rakuda Rock (68°2′S 43°49′E / 68.033°S 43.817°E / -68.033; 43.817) is a projecting coastal rock at the west side of Rakuda Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, who gave the name.
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