Fiftyone Glacier
Fiftyone Glacier is a large glacier flowing southwards, on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is located between Lavett Bluff and Lambeth Bluff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lavett Bluff and Deacock Glacier.
Lavett Bluff
Cliff
Lavett Bluff is a rock bluff between Deacock Glacier and Fiftyone Glacier on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It was surveyed in 1948 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and named "Cape Lavett" for Lieutenant John L.
Deacock Glacier
Glacier
Deacock Glacier is a glacier close west of Lavett Bluff on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is between Cape Labuan and Long Beach. Deacock Glacier is situated 4 km northwest of Fiftyone Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Lockyer and Cape Labuan.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Cape Lockyer is situated 5 km east of Fiftyone Glacier.
Cape Labuan
Locality
Cape Labuan is a rocky point midway between Cape Arkona and Lavett Bluff, forming the southwest extremity of Heard Island. It was charted in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named after HMAS Labuan, a relief ship for the expedition. Cape Labuan is situated 5 km west of Fiftyone Glacier.
Cape Arkona
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Cape Arkona is a rocky headland between the mouths of Lied Glacier and Gotley Glacier on the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Arkona is situated 9 km west of Fiftyone Glacier.
Fiftyone Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 108 metres
- Description: large glacier on the south side of Heard Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Fiftyone Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “五十一冰川”
- German: “Fiftyone-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fiftyonebreen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cape Gazert and Erratic Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cape Lambeth and Lambeth Bluff.
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