Descent Glacier
Ferrar Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about 35 nautical miles long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Huxley and Descent Pass.
Mount Huxley
Peak
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Descent Pass
Mountain saddle
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Descent Pass is situated 3½ km east of Descent Glacier.
Descent Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 688 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.85° or 77° 51′ southLongitude
162.86667° or 162° 52′ eastElevation
688 metres (2,257 feet)Open location code
2VJ45V28+2MGeoNames ID
6632056
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