Belgica Glacier (65°23′S 63°50′W / 65.383°S 63.833°W / -65.383; -63.833) is a glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing into Trooz Glacier to the east of Lancaster Hill on Kyiv Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 after the RV Belgica, the ship of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache which explored this area in 1897–99. [1]

Belgica Glacier
Location of Kyiv Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Belgica Glacier
Map showing the location of Belgica Glacier
Location of Belgica Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates65°23′00″S 63°50′00″W / 65.38333°S 63.83333°W / -65.38333; -63.83333
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation273 m (896 ft)
TerminusTrooz Glacier
Statusunknown

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  1. ^ "Belgica Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

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