Blue Glacier
Blue Glacier is a large glacier which flows into Bowers Piedmont Glacier about 10 nautical miles south of New Harbour, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott, 1901–04, who gave it this name because of its clear blue ice at the time of discovery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hobbs Glacier.
Hobbs Glacier
Locality
Hobbs Ridge is a prominent arc-shaped ridge which circumscribes Hobbs Glacier to the north and northwest and forms the divide with the lower part of Blue Glacier, on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Hobbs Glacier is situated 6 km south of Blue Glacier.
Blue Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 233 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blue Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Glacier”
- Chinese: “布盧冰川”
- Dutch: “Blue Glacier”
- German: “Blue Glacier”
- Hebrew: “קרחון בלו”
- Italian: “Blue Glacier”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio Blue”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Blue”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bluebreen”
- Swedish: “Blue Glacier (glaciär i Antarktis)”
- Swedish: “Blue Glacier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Davison Peak and Hobbs Ridge.
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