Held Glacier
Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, over 60 nautical miles long and from 5 to 10 nautical miles wide, descending from the Antarctic Plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf between Mount Speed and Waldron Spurs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Epidote Peak.
Epidote Peak
Peak
Epidote Peak is a prominent rock peak just north of the mouth of Held Glacier, lying along the west side of Shackleton Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica.
Held Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,563 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-84.78333° or 84° 47′ southLongitude
-177° or 177° westElevation
1,563 metres (5,128 feet)Open location code
22756282+M2GeoNames ID
6634747
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