Midway Glacier

Midway Glacier
Midway Glacier - Victory Mountains in Antarctica
Excerpt from "Latino Peak", USGS Topographic map of the Cape Hallett area

Midway Glacier (72°10′S 166°50′E / 72.167°S 166.833°E / -72.167; 166.833Coordinates: 72°10′S 166°50′E / 72.167°S 166.833°E / -72.167; 166.833) is a tributary glacier that flows south along the west side of Evans Ridge into Pearl Harbor Glacier, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. At the head, it shares a common snow saddle with Jutland Glacier which flows north. The glacier was named by the southern party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE) of 1962–63 after the Battle of Midway, to continue the series of glaciers named after famous naval battles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Midway Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-24.

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