| Commonwealth Glacier | |
|---|---|
 The Commonwealth Glacier in 2009 | |
  Location of Commonwealth Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Victoria Land |
| Coordinates | 77°34′S 163°15′E / 77.567°S 163.250°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Taylor Valley |
| Status | unknown |
Commonwealth Glacier is a glacier which flows in a southeasterly direction and enters the northern side of Taylor Valley immediately west of Mount Coleman, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE ), under Robert Falcon Scott, and named by them for the Commonwealth of Australia, which made a financial grant to the BrAE and contributed two members to the Western Geological Party which explored this area. The north end of the glacier is bounded by Flint Ridge.
See also
Further reading
- Steven A. ARCONE, Karl KREUTZ, GPR reflection profiles of Clark and Commonwealth Glaciers, Dry Valleys, Antarctica Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
- Gayle L. Dana, Robert A. Wharton, Jr, Andrew G. Fountain, McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER: Solar radiation on glaciers in Taylor Valley, Antarctica
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Commonwealth Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
77°34′S 163°15′E / 77.567°S 163.250°E
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