Astronaut Glacier
The Aviator Glacier is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over 60 nautical miles long and 5 nautical miles wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibbald and Hayes Head where it forms a floating tongue.Astronaut Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,439 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-73.08333° or 73° 5′ southLongitude
164.08333° or 164° 5′ eastElevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)Open location code
2VR6W38M+M8GeoNames ID
6634458
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