Hess Glacier
Hess Glacier is a glacier approximately 5 nautical miles long, flowing east-northeast between steep rock walls to its terminus, located 10 nautical miles southwest of Monnier Point on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Hess Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 87 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hess Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hess Glacier”
- Chinese: “赫斯冰川”
- German: “Hess-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Hess”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hessbreen”
- Spanish: “Hess, Glaciar”
- Swedish: “Hess Glacier”
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