Sykes Glacier
Sykes Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Sykes Glacier is situated nearby to the locality Plane Table Glacier.Places of Interest
Highlights include Junction Knob and Colosseum Cliff.
Junction Knob
Peak
Mount Odin is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the Asgard Range, of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m just south of Lake Vanda. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the Norse god Odin. Junction Knob is situated 3 km east of Sykes Glacier.
Colosseum Cliff
Cliff
Mount Odin is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the Asgard Range, of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m just south of Lake Vanda. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the Norse god Odin. Colosseum Cliff is situated 3 km southwest of Sykes Glacier.
Odin, Mount
Peak
Mount Odin is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the Asgard Range, of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m just south of Lake Vanda. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the Norse god Odin. Odin, Mount is situated 3½ km east of Sykes Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plane Table Glacier and Dais.
Plane Table Glacier
Locality
Plane Table Glacier is a short, tapering glacier on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land.
Dais
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Dais is situated 7 km northwest of Sykes Glacier.
Vanda Station
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vanda Station was an Antarctic research base in the western highlands of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of Lake Vanda, at the mouth of Onyx River, in the Wright Valley. Vanda Station is situated 8 km northeast of Sykes Glacier.
Sykes Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,481 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.58333° or 77° 35′ southLongitude
161.53333° or 161° 32′ eastElevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)Open location code
2VJ3CG8M+M8GeoNames ID
6626380
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