Foggydog Glacier
Foggydog Glacier is a glacier between the Blank Peaks and Mount Rich in the Brown Hills of Antarctica. It was mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition and so named because in plan the glacier is shaped like the head and neck of a dog, with a moraine suggesting a collar and a glacial lake in the position of the ears.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rich, Mount and Erewhon Basin.
Rich, Mount
Peak
Mount Rich is an isolated peak in the Brown Hills, 5 nautical miles northwest of Diamond Hill. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Charles C.
Erewhon Basin
Valley
Erewhon Basin is an extensive ice-free area in Antarctica. It forms a basin in the Brown Hills separating the snouts of Foggydog Glacier and Bartrum Glacier from the northern edge of the Darwin Glacier. Erewhon Basin is situated 3½ km southwest of Foggydog Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau and Bowling Green Plateau.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited. Pleasant Plateau is situated 5 km west of Foggydog Glacier.
Bowling Green Plateau
Locality
Bowling Green Plateau is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the Brown Hills in the Cook Mountains in Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition; Professor Charles C. Bowling Green Plateau is situated 10 km north of Foggydog Glacier.
Foggydog Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 876 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foggydog Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foggydog Glacier”
- Chinese: “福吉多格冰川”
- German: “Foggydog-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Foggydog”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foggydogbreen”
- Swedish: “Foggydog Glacier”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blank Peaks and Brown Hills.
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