Baudissin 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 94 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Baudissen Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schmidt Glacier and Vahsel Glacier.
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.
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.
Challenger Glacier
Glacier
Challenger Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Located 1 nautical mile east of Baudissin Glacier, Challenger Glacier is 0.8 nautical miles wide and flows into the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point.
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.
Saddle Point
Locality
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating Corinthian Bay and Mechanics Bay on the north coast of Heard Island in the Antarctic. The terminus of Challenger Glacier is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point.
Baudissin Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.05274° or 53° 3′ 10″ southLongitude
73.45125° or 73° 27′ 5″ eastElevation
94 metres (308 feet)Open location code
3JRMWFW2+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 272536842OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Baudissin Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baudissin Glacier”
- Chinese: “鮑迪辛冰川”
- German: “Baudissin-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Baudissinbreen”
- Swedish: “Baudissin Glacier (glaciär i Heard- och McDonaldöarna)”
- Swedish: “Baudissin Glacier”
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