The Land Glacier (75°40′S141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750 (Land Glacier)) is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and named for Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission.[1]
The LandGlacier (75°40′S 141°45′W / 75.667°S 141.750°W / -75.667; -141.750 (LandGlacier)) is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about 35 nautical...
the northeast by the Ketchum Glacier, which flows into the inlet from the west. The Strange Glacier joins the Ketchum Glacier from the north near its mouth...
as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice...
location on land (or at least not under liquid water) worldwide, with the bedrock being 3,500 m (11,500 ft) below sea level. Calving of Denman Glacier into the...
of glaciers of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Wilkes Land. Adams Glacier Bell Glacier Blair Glacier Blodgett...
Following is a list of glaciers of Kemp Land in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Kemp Land. Map all coordinates using...
of glaciers of Queen Mary Land in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Queen Mary Land. Apfel Glacier Denman Glacier Northcliffe...
Thwaites Glacier is an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier located east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was initially...
Tucker Glacier (72°32′S 169°15′E / 72.533°S 169.250°E / -72.533; 169.250 (Tucker Glacier)) is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica,...
Haffner Glacier empties into Berg Bay. The Sphinx Rock and Islands Point separate Berg Bay from Relay Bay. Reusch Glacier, Crume Glacier, Ommanney Glacier and...
list of glaciers of Queen Elizabeth Land in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Queen Elizabeth Land. Academy Glacier Chambers...
Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills. It flows to the south of the Asgard Range. The middle part of the glacier is...
and created Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The national preserve encompasses 58,406 acres (91.3 sq mi; 236.4 km2) of public land to the immediate...
prairie. Land terrain varies greatly, consisting of mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, glaciers, and other landforms. In physical geology, the land is divided...
trachytic lava flows, but hyaloclastite is also found. Snow, ice, and glaciers cover most of Mount Takahe. With a volume of 780 km3 (200 cu mi), it is...
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