Thunder Glacier
Thunder Glacier is a through glacier, 4 nautical miles long, which extends in an east–west direction across Wiencke Island between Sierra DuFief and the Wall Range, in the Palmer Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheat, Mount and Luigi Peak.
Wheat, Mount
Peak
Mount Wheat is a prominent mountain forming the highest point in Wall Range, rising immediately north of Thunder Glacier in the center of Wiencke Island, Palmer Archipelago.
Luigi Peak
Peak
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Savoia Peak is a peak, 1,415 m, at the northeast end of Sierra DuFief, a mountain range in the southwest part of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
Thunder Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 495 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thunder Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thunder Glacier”
- Chinese: “桑德冰川”
- German: “Thunder Glacier”
- German: “Thunder-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Thunder”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thunderbreen”
- Swedish: “Thunder Glacier (glaciär i Antarktis)”
- Swedish: “Thunder Glacier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wiencke Island and Wall Range.
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