McLeod Glacier

McLeod Glacier is a 1 nautical mile long, flowing in a southeasterly direction into Clowes Bay on the south side of , in the off Antarctica.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 14 metres
  • Description: glacier on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands
  • Also known as: “Mc Leod Glacier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jane Peak and Garnet Hill.

Peak
is a conspicuous nunatak, 210 metres high, standing 0.5 nautical miles west of the northern part of on , in the .

Peak
is a rocky hill, 230 metres high, rising above the east side of McLeod Glacier in the south part of , in the .

Peak
is a hill rising to 70 m between Hillier Moss and Caloplaca Cove in southeast , . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 after Peter J.

McLeod Glacier

Latitude
-60.72127° or 60° 43′ 17″ south
Longitude
-45.62475° or 45° 37′ 29″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
38FP79HG+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2150831553
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
6637874
Wiki­data ID
Q6802225
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Satellite Map

Discover McLeod Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“McLeod Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “McLeod-Gletscha (Signy Island)”
  • Bavarian: “McLeod-Gletscha”
  • Cebuano: “McLeod Glacier”
  • Chinese: “麥克里奧德冰川”
  • French: “glacier McLeod”
  • French: “Glacier McLeod”
  • French: “McLeod Glacier”
  • German: “McLeod-Gletscher”
  • Japanese: “マクロード氷河”
  • Japanese: “マックロード氷河”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “McLeodbreen på Sør-Orknøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “McLeodbreen”
  • Swedish: “McLeod Glacier”

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