Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)

Beaver Glacier (83°24′S 169°30′E) is a glacier, 15 miles (24 km) long, draining the coastal mountains of the Queen Alexandra Range just northwest of Mount Fox and entering the Ross Ice Shelf at McCann Point. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1959–60) after the Beaver aircraft City of Auckland, which crashed in this area in January 1960.

Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)
Location of Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf) in Antarctica
LocationRoss Dependency
Coordinates83°24′S 169°30′E
Length24 km (15 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRoss Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

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


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