Potts Glacier
The Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over 60 nautical miles long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Heg.
Mount Heg
Peak
The Malta Plateau is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical miles extent in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the south and west by Mariner Glacier, on the north by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier, and on the east by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier. Mount Heg is situated 3½ km northwest of Potts Glacier.
Potts Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 425 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.96667° or 72° 58′ southLongitude
166.83333° or 166° 50′ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
2VV82RMM+88GeoNames ID
6623537
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Satellite Map
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