Sandy Glacier

Sandy Glacier is a glacier in and has an elevation of 600 metres. Sandy Glacier is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orestes, Mount and Wrenn Peak.

Peak
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The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south. is situated 3 km east of Sandy Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jones Terrace and Prospect Mesa.

Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south. is situated 3½ km southeast of Sandy Glacier.

Locality
is a low mesa in , in eastern . It lies below on the north side of . The name designates that it is part of the regional geological Prospect Formation. is situated 4 km south of Sandy Glacier.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was an research base in the western highlands of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of , at the mouth of , in the . is situated 8 km southwest of Sandy Glacier.

Sandy Glacier

Latitude
-77.48333° or 77° 29′ south
Longitude
161.95° or 161° 57′ east
Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)
Open location code
2VJ3GW8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
6624743
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