Compton Glacier
Compton Glacier is a glacier, 3 nautical miles long, flowing northeast from the lower slopes of the Big Ben massif to the northeast side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.- Glacier with an elevation of around 190 metres (630 feet)
- …is also known as “Morgan’s Iceberg”
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gilchrist Beach and Fairchild Beach.
Gilchrist Beach
Beach
Gilchrist Beach is a rocky beach, 1 nautical mile…
Fairchild Beach
Beach
Fairchild Beach is a sandy beach, 0.32 nautical miles…
Round Hill
Peak
Round Hill is an ice-free, rounded hill rising… Round Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Compton Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.
Cape Bidlingmaier
Locality
Cape Bidlingmaier is a rocky cape at the east side… Cape Bidlingmaier is situated 7 km northwest of Compton Glacier.
Saddle Point
Locality
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating… Saddle Point is situated 9 km northwest of Compton Glacier.
Compton Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.05° or 53° 3′ south
Longitude
73.61667° or 73° 37′ east
Open location code
3JRMXJ28+2M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Compton Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Compton Glacier”
- Chinese: “康普頓冰川”
- German: “Compton-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Comptonbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Compton”
- Swedish: “Compton Glacier (glaciär i Heard- och McDonaldöarna)”
- Swedish: “Compton Glacier”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cape Lockyer and Erratic Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Barrier and Brown Glacier.
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