Drake Icefall

Drake Icefall is an icefall 2 nautical miles wide between the and the in , draining eastward from the plateau to join the general flow of through the , .
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Drake Icefall

Latitude
-79.76667° or 79° 46′ south
Longitude
-83.83333° or 83° 50′ west
Elevation
1,126 metres (3,694 feet)
Open location code
26GR65M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
6639195
Wiki­data ID
Q1255532
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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Drake Icefall” goes by many names.
  • German: Drake Icefall
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Drake Icefall

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