Transition Glacier
Transition Glacier is a glacier extending along the east coast of Alexander Island, 8 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles wide, which flows east into the George VI Ice Shelf that occupies George VI Sound along the north side of Block Mountain and Tilt Rock.- Glacier with an elevation of around 500 metres (1,630 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-70.43565° or 70° 26′ 8″ south
Longitude
-68.90107° or 68° 54′ 4″ west
Open location code
27XHH37X+PH
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Transition Glacier” goes by many names.
Transition GlacierCebuano
特蘭齊申冰川Chinese
Ghiacciaio TransitionItalian
TransitionbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Transition GlacierSwedish
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