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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Transition Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 496 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Transition Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Transition Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Transition Glacier”
- Chinese: “特蘭齊申冰川”
- German: “Transition Glacier”
- German: “Transition-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Transition”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Transitionbreen”
- Swedish: “Transition Glacier”
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