Carlyon Glacier
Carlyon Glacier is a large glacier which flows east-southeast from the névé east of Mill Mountain to the Ross Ice Shelf at Cape Murray. It was mapped in 1958 by the Darwin Glacier party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for R.A.- Glacier with an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-79.61667° or 79° 37′ south
Longitude
160° east
Open location code
2VG292M2+82
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carlyon Glacier” goes by many names.
Carlyon GlacierCebuano
卡萊恩冰川Chinese
Ghiacciaio CarlyonItalian
CarlyonbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Carlyon GlacierSwedish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murray, Cape and Cheney Bluff.
Curious Glaciers to Discover
Uncover intriguing glaciers from every corner of the globe.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
Antarctica: Highlights
Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
