Schmidt Glacier (Antarctica)

Schmidt Glacier
Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Schmidt Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	79°15′00″S 83°42′00″W / 79.25000°S 83.70000°W / -79.25000; -83.70000
Length	20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Splettstoesser Glacier
Status	unknown

Schmidt Glacier (79°15′S 83°42′W / 79.250°S 83.700°W / -79.250; -83.700) is a glacier, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long, in the Pioneer Heights of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The glacier originates near Hall Peak and drains north along the west side of Thompson Escarpment and Gross Hills to coalesce with the lower part of Splettstoesser Glacier, north of Mount Virginia. It was named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1961-62, for Paul G. Schmidt, geologist with the party.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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