Palais Glacier
The Ferrar Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about 35 nautical miles long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttress Nunatak and Brown Scarp.
Buttress Nunatak
Peak
The Wilkniss Mountains form a prominent group of conical peaks and mountains, 10 nautical miles long running north–south, located 9 nautical miles east-southeast of Mount Feather in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Buttress Nunatak is situated 2½ km northwest of Palais Glacier.
Brown Scarp
Peak
The Colwell Massif is a rugged rock massif, about 4 nautical miles long, rising to 2,635 metres between Palais Glacier, Ferrar Glacier, and Rotunda Glacier, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Brown Scarp is situated 4 km southeast of Palais Glacier.
Palais Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,502 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.03333° or 78° 2′ southLongitude
161.31667° or 161° 19′ eastElevation
1,502 metres (4,928 feet)Open location code
2VH3X888+MMGeoNames ID
6622843
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