Arena Glacier

Arena Glacier is a glacier on Trinity Peninsula, the northernmost region of the Antarctic Peninsula. The glacier is 3 miles (5 km) long and flows northeast from Mount Taylor into Hope Bay, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Sheppard Point. The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped the area in 1948 and again in 1955. Due to its flat ice floor on the upper half, they named it Arena Glacie, which was surrounded by the steep slopes of the Twin Peaks, Mount Taylor and Blade Ridge, resembling an arena.[1]

Arena Glacier
Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Arena Glacier
Map showing the location of Arena Glacier
Location of Arena Glacier in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°24′S 57°3′W
Length3 mi (4.8 km)
TerminusHope Bay

See also

References
  1. "Arena Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-12.

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Views of Arena Glacier increasing in detail.

63°24′S 57°3′W


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