Endeavour Piedmont Glacier
Appearance
Endeavour Piedmont Glacier | |
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Location of Endeavour Piedmont Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | piedmont glacier |
Location | Ross Dependency |
Coordinates | 77°24′S 166°43′E / 77.400°S 166.717°E |
Length | 6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi) |
Width | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Endeavour Piedmont Glacier is a piedmont glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 7 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) wide, between the southwest part of Mount Bird and Micou Point, Ross Island. In association with the names of expedition ships grouped on this island, it was named after HMNZS Endeavour, a tanker/supply ship which for at least 10 seasons, 1962–63 to 1971–72, transported bulk petroleum products and cargo to Scott Base and McMurdo Station on Ross Island.[1]
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Endeavour Piedmont Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
77°24′S 166°43′E / 77.400°S 166.717°E