Rennell Glacier
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Rennell Glacier | |
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Location of Rennell Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 79°23′00″S 84°12′00″W / 79.38333°S 84.20000°W |
Length | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Splettstoesser Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Rennell Glacier (79°23′S 84°12′W / 79.383°S 84.200°W) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for K.P. Rennell, biologist with the party.
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Rennell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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