Commonwealth Glacier

Commonwealth Glacier
The Commonwealth Glacier in 2009
Location of Commonwealth Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	77°34′S 163°15′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

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Further reading

• Steven A. ARCONE, Karl KREUTZ, GPR reflection profiles of Clark and Commonwealth Glaciers, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 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.