Otago Glacier

Otago Glacier (82°32′S 161°10′E)[1] is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long draining the northeast side of Mount Markham and entering Nimrod Glacier just east of Svaton Peaks.[2][3] Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for the University of Otago, New Zealand.[4]

References

"New Zealand Geographic Board (Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act Validation of certain names". gazette.govt.nz. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
"Otago Glacier". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
Goodge, John W.; Finn, Carol A. (2010-09-21). "Glimpses of East Antarctica: Aeromagnetic and satellite magnetic view from the central Transantarctic Mountains of East Antarctica". Journal of Geophysical Research. 115 (B9): B09103. doi:10.1029/2009JB006890. ISSN 0148-0227.
"Otago Glacier". geonames.usgs.gov. 1 January 1966. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

This article incorporates public domain material from "Otago Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Types

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Nunatak P-form Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Suncup Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glaciofluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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