Trail Glacier

Trail Glacier
Location of Trail Glacier in Antarctica
Type	broken mountain glacier
Location	Mac. Robertson Land
Coordinates	73°34′S 61°35′E / 73.567°S 61.583°E / -73.567; 61.583
Length	5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Width	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

Trail Glacier (73°34′S 61°35′E / 73.567°S 61.583°E / -73.567; 61.583Coordinates: 73°34′S 61°35′E / 73.567°S 61.583°E / -73.567; 61.583) is a broken mountain glacier on the southern side of Mount Menzies, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from the summit. It is about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide. The glacier flows from a snowfield at about 2,750 m down a steep slope for at least 900 m vertically, then spreads out and merges with the ice sheet a few mi from the south side of the mountain. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos and surveys of the Prince Charles Mountains, 1960-61. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for D.S. Trail, geologist who led an ANARE field party to this feature in December 1961.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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