Schmidt 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baudissin Glacier and Vahsel Glacier.
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.
Vahsel Glacier
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.
Mount Drygalski
Peak
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Mount Drygalski is an ice-free hill, 210 metres high, standing 0.7 nautical miles southeast of Atlas Cove, near the northwest end of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erratic Point and Corinth Head.
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.
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.
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.
Schmidt Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 44 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.05463° or 53° 3′ 17″ southLongitude
73.43904° or 73° 26′ 21″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
3JRMWCWQ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 272536844OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schmidt Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schmidt Glacier”
- Chinese: “施密特冰川”
- German: “Schmidt-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Schmidtbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schmidtbreen”
- Norwegian: “Schmidtbreen”
- Swedish: “Schmidt Glacier”
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