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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Allison Glacier and Schmidt Glacier.
Allison Glacier
Glacier
Allison Glacier is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert.
Schmidt Glacier
Glacier
Schmidt Glacier is a glacier, 0.7 nautical miles long, flowing west from Baudissin Glacier between Mount Drygalski and North West Cornice, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Baudissin Glacier
Glacier
Baudissin Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island. in the southern Indian Ocean. Located 1 nautical mile west of Challenger Glacier, Baudissin Glacier is 1.5 nautical miles wide and flows into the western part of Corinthian Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erratic Point and Cape Gazert.
Erratic Point
Locality
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the head of South West Bay, 1.3 nautical miles northeast of Cape Gazert, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of South West Bay, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Corinth Head
Locality
Corinth Head is a rocky headland 0.5 nautical miles southeast of Rogers Head, overlooking the west side of Corinthian Bay, on the north side of Heard Island.
Vahsel Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 46 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.07147° or 53° 4′ 17″ southLongitude
73.44523° or 73° 26′ 43″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
3JRMWCHW+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 272536845OpenStreetMap 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.
- Cebuano: “Vahsel Glacier”
- Chinese: “瓦塞爾冰川”
- German: “Vahselgletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vahselbreen”
- Swedish: “Vahsel Glacier”
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