Rennell Glacier

Rennell Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Rennell Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°23′00″S 84°12′00″W / 79.38333°S 84.20000°W / -79.38333; -84.20000
Length	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Splettstoesser Glacier
Status	unknown

Rennell Glacier (79°23′S 84°12′W / 79.383°S 84.200°W / -79.383; -84.200Coordinates: 79°23′S 84°12′W / 79.383°S 84.200°W / -79.383; -84.200) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for K.P. Rennell, biologist with the party.

References

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