Antarctica

Blue Glacier

Blue Glacier is a large glacier which flows into about 10 nautical miles south of , in , Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott, 1901–04, who gave it this name because of its clear blue ice at the time of discovery.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hobbs Glacier.

Locality
Hobbs Ridge is a prominent arc-shaped ridge which circumscribes to the north and northwest and forms the divide with the lower part of , on the of , Antarctica. is situated 10 km southeast of Blue Glacier.

Blue Glacier

Latitude
-77.83288° or 77° 49′ 58″ south
Longitude
163.92013° or 163° 55′ 13″ east
Open location code
2VJ55W8C+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7666500376
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q3761656
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blue Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Blue Glacier”
  • Chinese: “布盧冰川”
  • Dutch: “Blue Glacier”
  • German: “Blue Glacier”
  • Hebrew: “קרחון בלו”
  • Hungarian: “Kék-glecser”
  • Italian: “Blue Glacier”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio Blue”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio Blue”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bluebreen”
  • Swedish: “Blue Glacier (glaciär i Antarktis)”
  • Swedish: “Blue Glacier”

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