Orestes Glacier
Orestes Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica and has an elevation of 1,114 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cerberus, Mount and Orestes, Mount.
Cerberus, Mount
Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south.
Orestes, Mount
Peak
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The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Orestes, Mount is situated 2½ km southeast of Orestes Glacier.
Wrenn Peak
Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Wrenn Peak is situated 3 km southeast of Orestes Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Terrace and Prospect Mesa.
Jones Terrace
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Jones Terrace is situated 7 km southeast of Orestes Glacier.
Prospect Mesa
Locality
Prospect Mesa is a low mesa in Victoria Land, in eastern Antarctica. It lies below Bull Pass on the north side of Wright Valley. The name designates that it is part of the regional geological Prospect Formation. Prospect Mesa is situated 8 km south of Orestes 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 9 km southwest of Orestes Glacier.
Orestes Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,114 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.45° or 77° 27′ southLongitude
161.88333° or 161° 53′ eastElevation
1,114 metres (3,655 feet)Open location code
2VJ3GVXM+X8GeoNames ID
6628784
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Satellite Map
Discover Orestes Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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