Whiplash Glacier

Whiplash Glacier (72°16′S 167°42′E / 72.267°S 167.700°E / -72.267; 167.700Coordinates: 72°16′S 167°42′E / 72.267°S 167.700°E / -72.267; 167.700) is a tributary glacier flowing northwestward from Cartographers Range into the lower part of Pearl Harbor Glacier where the direction becomes east, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, because of its characteristic shape.

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

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