Allison Glacier
Allison Glacier is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vahsel Glacier and Schmidt Glacier.
Vahsel Glacier
Glacier
Vahsel Glacier is a glacier on the northwestern side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It flows west into South West Bay, between Erratic Point and Cape Gazert.
Schmidt Glacier
Glacier
Schmidt Glacier is a glacier, 0.7 nautical miles long, flowing west from Baudissin Glacier between Mount Drygalski and North West Cornice, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Baudissin Glacier
Glacier
Baudissin Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island. in the southern Indian Ocean. Located 1 nautical mile west of Challenger Glacier, Baudissin Glacier is 1.5 nautical miles wide and flows into the western part of Corinthian Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Gazert and Erratic Point.
Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of South West Bay, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Erratic Point
Locality
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the head of South West Bay, 1.3 nautical miles northeast of Cape Gazert, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Allison Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier on Heard Island, Indian Ocean
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.0822° or 53° 4′ 56″ southLongitude
73.4452° or 73° 26′ 43″ eastOpen location code
3JRMWC9W+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 272536841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierWikidata ID
Q4732750
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Allison Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿利森冰川”
- German: “Allison-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Allisonbreen på Heardøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Allisonbreen”
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