Splettstoesser Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Splettstoesser Glacier |
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Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 79°12′00″S 84°09′00″W / 79.20000°S 84.15000°W |
| Length | 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Minnesota Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Splettstoesser Glacier (79°12′S 84°9′W / 79.200°S 84.150°W) is a glacier, 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, draining from the plateau just south of Founders Escarpment and flowing east-northeast through the Heritage Range to the south of Founders Peaks and Anderson Massif to enter the Minnesota Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party which explored the area in 1961-62 for John F. Splettstoesser, geologist with that party.
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