Alley Glacier
Appearance
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Location of Alley Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Ross Ice Shelf |
Coordinates | 79°58′S 158°5′E / 79.967°S 158.083°E |
Terminus | Darwin Glacier |
The Alley Glacier (79°58′S 158°5′E / 79.967°S 158.083°E) is a glacier in Antarctica that drains the north slopes of Britannia Range in the vicinity of Ward Tower and flows north to Darwin Glacier. It is separated from Gaussiran Glacier by a series of large rock buttresses, including Robertson Buttress.
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Richard Alley of the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, a United States Antarctic Program glaciologist who specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Alley Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.