Ambergris Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
65°43′S 62°37′W / 65.717°S 62.617°W / -65.717; -62.617Ambergris Glacier (65°43′S 62°37′W / 65.717°S 62.617°W / -65.717; -62.617) is a glacier flowing south-southeast from Mount Sara Teodora between Chintulov Ridge and Valkosel Ridge to join Flask Glacier just west of Fluke Ridge in Aristotle Mountains on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. One of several names in the area that reflect a whaling theme, it was named in 1987 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the substance secreted by the sperm whale and used in perfumery.
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Ambergris Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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- Adélie Land
- Bouvet Island
- Coats Land
- Ellsworth Land
- Enderby Land
- Graham Land
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- James Ross Island and Graham Land
- Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
- Kemp Land
- Mac. Robertson Land
- Marie Byrd Land
- Oates Land
- Palmer Archipelago and Graham Land
- Palmer Land
- Princess Elizabeth Land
- Queen Elizabeth Land
- Queen Mary Land
- Queen Maud Land
- Ross Dependency
- South Georgia
- South Shetland Islands
- South Orkney Islands
- Trinity Peninsula and Graham Land
- Victoria Land
- Wilkes Land
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