Cairns Glacier
Cairns Glacier is a glacier on the west slope of Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Antarctica, situated between Branscomb Glacier and Tulaczyk Glacier. It flows along the northwest side of Brichebor Peak southwestwards, and leaving the range together with Tulaczyk Glacier joins Nimitz Glacier southeast of Klenova Peak.Cairns Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 2,324 metres (7,625 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.56667° or 78° 34′ south
Longitude
-86° or 86° west
Open location code
26HPC2M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cairns Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cairns Glacier”
- Chinese: “克爾恩斯冰川”
- Fulah: “Cairns Glacier”
- German: “Cairns-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Cairns”
- Swedish: “Cairns Glacier”
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