Minnesota Glacier

Minnesota Glacier is a broad glacier, about 64 km (40 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, flowing east through the Ellsworth Mountains and separating the Sentinel and Heritage ranges. It is nourished by ice from the plateau west of the mountains and by the Nimitz and Splettstoesser glaciers. Minnesota Glacier merges into the larger Rutford Ice Stream at the eastern margin of the Ellsworth Mountains.

Related Topics:
Glacier - Ellsworth Mountains - Sentinel - Heritage - Ranges - Nimitz - Splettstoesser

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Named by US-ACAN for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, which sent research parties to the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1963-64.

Related Topics:
US-ACAN - University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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