Brown Glacier
Brown Glacier is a glacier just south of Round Hill on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is at Brown Lagoon. To the northwest of Brown Glacier is Compton Glacier, whose terminus is located at Compton Lagoon, between Gilchrist Beach and Fairchild Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights: Heard Island and Round Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Lockyer and Cape Bidlingmaier.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical… Cape Lockyer is situated 9 km south of Brown Glacier.
Cape Bidlingmaier
Locality
Cape Bidlingmaier is a rocky cape at the east side… Cape Bidlingmaier is situated 10 km northwest of Brown Glacier.
Brown Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 215 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.08669° or 53° 5′ 12″ south
Longitude
73.62326° or 73° 37′ 24″ east
Elevation
215 metres (705 feet)
Open location code
3JRMWJ7F+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“Brown Glacier” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ব্রাউন হিমবাহ”
- Chinese: “布朗冰川”
- German: “Brown-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brownbreen”
- Swedish: “Brown Glacier”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Oil Barrel Point and Saddle Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Brown Lagoon and Mount Separation.
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