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Ferrar Glacier
The Ferrar Glacier in 2009
Map showing the location of Ferrar Glacier
Map showing the location of Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier
Location of Ferrar Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates77°49′S 162°42′E / 77.817°S 162.700°E / -77.817; 162.700
Length35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusNew Harbour
Statusunknown
Ferrar Glacier and McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Ferrar Glacier (77°46′S 163°00′E / 77.767°S 163.000°E / -77.767; 163.000)is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right (east) turn northeast of Knobhead, where it where it is apposed, i.e., joined in Siamese-twin fashion, to Taylor Glacier. From there, it continues east along the south side of Kukri Hills to New Harbor.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 237.

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Ferrar Glacier

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Ferrar Glacier (77°46′S 163°00′E / 77.767°S 163.000°E / -77.767; 163.000)is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long...

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Taylor Glacier

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Expedition (BrNAE, 1901–04) and at that time thought to be a part of Ferrar Glacier. The Western Journey Party of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910...

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Kukri Hills

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metres (6,600 ft) high, forming the divide between Ferrar Glacier on the south and Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley on the north, in Victoria Land, Antarctica...

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Royal Society Range

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between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar glaciers. Other notable local terrain features include Allison Glacier, which descends from the west slopes...

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Colwell Massif

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long, rising to 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) between Palais Glacier, Ferrar Glacier, and Rotunda Glacier, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica...

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Prince Albert Mountains

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Victoria Land, they run north–south between the Priestley Glacier to the north and Ferrar Glacier to the south. They are south of the Deep Freeze Range and...

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Mackay Glacier

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Evans Piedmont Glacier and the Mawson Glacier. It is north of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier and the Ferrar Glacier. The Mackay Glacier forms on the Antarctic...

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Bettle Peak

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bordered by Ferrar Glacier and New Harbour to the north, Overflow Glacier to the west, Blue Glacier to the south and Bowers Piedmont Glacier to the east...

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Transantarctic Mountains

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Glacier Prince Albert Mountains David Glacier and Drygalski Ice Tongue Mackay Glacier McMurdo Dry Valleys Ferrar Glacier McMurdo Sound Mulock Glacier...

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Briggs Hill

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970 ft) high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was charted...

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Cathedral Rocks

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Range, to the south of Ferrar Glacier and the west of Briggs Hill. Emmanuel Glacier flows along their west side, and Condit Glacier flows along their east...

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Ferrar

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Look up ferrar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ferrar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ada Ferrar (1867–1951), British actress...

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Wilkniss Mountains

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one of four moraines deposited by ice flowing from the Ferrar Glacier into the valley. The Ferrar drifts have ages around 4.0–3.4 million years, 1.2 million...

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Quartermain Mountains

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Lashly Glacier. The Portal and Pivot Peak are to the southwest. The Ferrar Glacier runs along the southeast boundary, and the Taylor Glacier runs along...

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Discovery Expedition

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glacier ascent, they did not know exactly where they were, and had no landmarks to help them fix a position. The return journey to the Ferrar Glacier...

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Terra Nova Expedition

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its main depot in the Ferrar Glacier region, and then conducted explorations and survey work in the Dry Valley and Taylor Glacier areas before moving southwards...

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Koettlitz Glacier

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Koettlitz Glacier (78°15′S 164°15′E / 78.250°S 164.250°E / -78.250; 164.250) is a large Antarctic glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery...

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Mount Lister

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east. Emmanuel Glacier and its tributary Carleton Glacier run north along the east side of the ridge to Ferrar Glacier. Howchin Glacier flows southeast...

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List of glaciers of Victoria Land

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Falkner Glacier Fendley Glacier Fenwick Glacier Fenwick Ice Piedmont Ferrar Glacier Ferrigno Glacier Finley Glacier Fireman Glacier Fitch Glacier Fitzgerald...

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Nimrod Expedition

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Armytage [de; fr], who had been carrying out geological work in the Ferrar Glacier region. On 23 March 1909, Shackleton landed in New Zealand and cabled...

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Zoller

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who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics Zoller Glacier, glacier flowing north into the Ferrar Glacier of Victoria Land Zoller-Frasier Round Barn, historic...

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Jesse Handsley

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Evans, Lashly and Handsley form a party to find a new road to the Ferrar Glacier and place a depot ready for a great western journey over the ice cap...

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Arthur Harry Blissett

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due to ill health and Cross and Blissett were left at the base of the Ferrar Glacier whilst the remainder pushed on up the valley hoping to find a new road...

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Mount Waesche

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Staiger, Jane W. (3 July 2007). "Modeling long-term stability of the Ferrar Glacier, East Antarctica: Implications for interpreting cosmogenic nuclide inheritance"...

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