Domeyko Glacier
Domeyko Glacier is a glacier flowing southeast into Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Ignacy Domeyko, a Polish-born explorer of the Andes and sometime Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, and Rector, of the University of Chile, Santiago.- Glacier with an elevation of around 180 metres (600 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
Nearby Peaks
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Cockscomb Hill
Cockscomb Hill is a conspicuous hill shaped like…
Wegger Peak
Wegger Peak is a peak, 305 m, at the west side of the…
3½ km south of Domeyko Glacier
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent…
5 km southeast of Domeyko Glacier
Domeyko Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.06412° or 62° 3′ 51″ south
Longitude
-58.48527° or 58° 29′ 7″ west
Open location code
3893WGP7+9V
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Domeyko Glacier” goes by many names.
Domeyko GlacierCebuano
多梅伊科冰川Chinese
Ghiacciaio DomeykoItalian
DomeykobreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Lodowiec DomeykiPolish
Domeyko GlacierSwedish
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