Hurd Ice Cap
Hurd Ice Cap is the ice cap covering the central area of southern Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 4.5 km in northeast–southwest direction and 3.7 km in northwest–southeast direction, and drains both into South Bay to the northwest and into False Bay to the southeast.
- Glacier with an elevation of around 380 metres (1,230 feet)
- Description: ice cap in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as“Glaciar Hurd”“Hurd Dome”“Hurd, Glaciar”
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Hurd Ice Cap
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.68204° or 62° 40′ 55″ south
Longitude
-60.36632° or 60° 21′ 59″ west
Open location code
379X8J9M+5F
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hurd Ice Cap” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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Antarctica: Highlights
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