Rhesus Glacier

Rhesus Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Map showing the location of Rhesus Glacier
Location of Rhesus in Antarctica
Location Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates 64°31′35″S 63°17′00″W / 64.52639°S 63.28333°W / -64.52639; -63.28333
Length 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Width 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Fournier Bay
Status unknown

Rhesus Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Резос, ‘Lednik Rezos’ \'led-nik 're-zos\) is a 7 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica southeast of Paris Peak. Situated east of Iliad Glacier, south of Lipen Glacier and north of Thamyris Glacier. Flowing northeastwards into Fournier Bay south of Thompson Peninsula and north of Predel Point.

The glacier is named after the King Rhesus of Thrace in Homer's Iliad.

Location

Rhesus Glacier is located at 64°31′35″S 63°17′00″W / 64.52639°S 63.28333°W / -64.52639; -63.28333Coordinates: 64°31′35″S 63°17′00″W / 64.52639°S 63.28333°W / -64.52639; -63.28333. British mapping in 1980.

See also

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.



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