Aurora Glacier (Antarctica)

For other places with the same name, see Aurora Glacier (disambiguation).

Aurora Glacier
Location of Aurora Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ross Island
Coordinates	77°37′S 167°38′E
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	McMurdo Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Aurora Glacier (77°37′S 167°38′E) is a large glacier draining that part of Ross Island between Mount Erebus and Mount Terra Nova, and flowing south into McMurdo Ice Shelf. It was named by A.J. Heine in 1963 after the Aurora, the ship of the Ross Sea Party of the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–17.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Aurora Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.