Rhesus Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Резос, romanized: lednik Rezos, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈrɛzos]) is a 7 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica southeast of Paris Peak. Situated east of Iliad Glacier, south of Lipen Glacier and north of Thamyris Glacier. Flowing northeastwards into Fournier Bay south of Thompson Peninsula and north of Predel Point.
| Rhesus Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Rhesus in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°31′35″S 63°17′00″W / 64.52639°S 63.28333°W |
| Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Fournier Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the King Rhesus of Thrace in Homer's Iliad.
Location edit
Rhesus Glacier is located at 64°31′35″S 63°17′00″W / 64.52639°S 63.28333°W. British mapping in 1980.
See also edit
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References edit
- Rhesus Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Rhesus Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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