Vahsel Glacier
Vahsel Glacier is a glacier on the northwestern side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It flows west into South West Bay, between Erratic Point and Cape Gazert.- Glacier with an elevation of around 50 metres (150 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
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Allison Glacier
Glacier
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Places in the Area
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Erratic Point
Locality
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the…
Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky…
Corinth Head
Locality
Corinth Head is a rocky headland 0.5 nautical miles…
Vahsel Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.07147° or 53° 4′ 17″ south
Longitude
73.44523° or 73° 26′ 43″ east
Open location code
3JRMWCHW+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vahsel Glacier” goes by many names.
Vahsel GlacierCebuano
瓦塞爾冰川Chinese
VahselbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Vahsel GlacierSwedish
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