Rennick Glacier

Rennick Glacier is a broad glacier, nearly 200 nautical miles long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of and is 20 to 30 nautical miles wide, narrowing to 10 nautical miles near the coast.
  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 806 metres
  • Description: glacier in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Rennick, lednik

Rennick Glacier

Latitude
-70.5° or 70° 30′ south
Longitude
160.75° or 160° 45′ east
Elevation
806 metres (2,644 feet)
Open location code
2VX2GQ22+22
Geo­Names ID
6624065
Wiki­data ID
Q7313329
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Satellite Map

Discover Rennick Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Rennick Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Реник (ледник)
  • Bulgarian: Реник
  • Cebuano: Rennick Glacier
  • Chinese: 雷尼克冰川
  • French: glacier Rennick
  • French: Glacier Rennick
  • German: Rennick-Gletscher
  • Hebrew: קרחון רניק
  • Hungarian: Rennick-gleccser
  • Italian: Ghiacciaio Rennick
  • Latvian: Renika glečers
  • Latvian: Rennick Glacier
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rennickbreen
  • Polish: Lodowiec Rennicka
  • Russian: Ледник Ренник
  • Spanish: Glaciar Rennick
  • Swedish: Rennick Glacier

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