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Pettus Glacier

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44: 203: 51: 973: 311:. A dark, nearly vertical rock wall which rises about 400 metres (1,300 ft) high at the head of Pettus Glacier. The wall is about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long and forms a part of the west escarpment of Detroit Plateau near the base of Trinity Peninsula. Charted in 1948 by FIDS who applied the descriptive name. 674:. An ice-covered col of elevation 875 metres (2,871 ft) extending 650 metres (2,130 ft) on Trinity Peninsula, and linking Aureole Hills to the northwest to Detroit Plateau to the southeast. Situated 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Bendida Peak, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southb by east of 588:
An ihe ice-covered bluff rising to 1,426 metres (4,678 ft) high on the north side of Detroit Plateau. Situated 6.37 kilometres (3.96 mi) south-southeast of Aureole Hills. Precipitous west slopes surmounting a tributary glacier that flows northwestwards into Pettus Glacier. Named after
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An ice-covered peak rising to 1,339 metres (4,393 ft) high in the north foothills of Detroit Plateau. Situated 2.11 kilometres (1.31 mi) north-northwest of Golesh Bluff and 4.27 kilometres (2.65 mi) south by east of Aureole Hills. Surmounting a tributary glacier to the west that
1184: 438:. A snow-filled col, over 700 metres (2,300 ft) high high, joining Poynter Hill and Ivory Pinnacles. The col is 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east-southeast of Cape Kjellman. Charted by FIDS in 1948. Named by UK-APC from association with Poynter Hill. 1001:(REMA) gives ice surface measurements of most of the continent. When a feature is ice-covered, the ice surface will differ from the underlying rock surface and will change over time. To see ice surface contours and elevation of a feature as of the last REMA update, 349:
An ice-covered col of elevation 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high extending 950 metres (3,120 ft), and linking Ivory Pinnacles to the north to Detroit Plateau to the south. Surmounting Pettus Glacier to the east. Named after the settlement of
476:. A conspicuous hill, 825 metres (2,707 ft) high, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Cape Kjellman. Charted in 1948 by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC (1950) after Mr. Poynter, Master's Mate, who accompanied 1193: 977: 724:. Two smooth, conical, ice-covered hills, the higher being 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) high, standing close west of the north end of Detroit Plateau. The descriptive name was given by FIDS following its survey of 1948. 1226: 262: 1235: 1219: 1212: 1177: 1160: 1143: 1110: 1093: 392:. Two ice-covered peaks (1,120 metres (3,670 ft) high) on the west side of Pettus Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southeast of 87: 1013:
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43: 998: 981: 538:. Overlooking Gavin Ice Piedmont to the north and east. Named after the settlement of Gorublyane in Western Bulgaria, now part of the city of 1254: 397: 145: 1046:
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258: 1172: 1155: 1138: 1105: 1088: 182:) is a narrow deeply entrenched glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long, which flows north from Ebony Wall into 1192:(Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697), Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996, archived from 80: 646: 603: 560: 502: 321: 696: 534:. Situated 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) north of Poynter Hill and 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south by east of 448: 410: 364: 283: 246: 1010:
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1069: 485: 231: 1167: 1150: 1133: 1100: 1083: 1204: 1117: 219: 238:. It passes Ivory Pinnacles, Poynter Col and Poynter Hill on its west side, and Aureole Hills and 227: 183: 131: 531: 489: 477: 215: 191: 73: 351: 1035:
You can zoom in and out to see the ice surface contours of the feature and nearby features
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Features on the east (right) side of the glacier include, from south to north:
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Features on the west (left) side of the glacier include, from south to north:
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flows northwestwards into Pettus Glacier. Named after the Thracian goddess
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Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Pettus Glacier towards south end
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A hill rising to 745 metres (2,444 ft) high at the base of
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Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
261:(UK-APC) for Robert N. Pettus, an aircraft pilot with the 825: 823: 754: 738: 736: 963:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 913: 889: 865: 841: 790: 484:in January 1820 when explorations were made in the 127: 79: 69: 32: 1236:Glaciers of the Trinity Peninsula and Graham Land 853: 678:and 7.79 kilometres (4.84 mi) southwest of 1018:Hover over the icons at the left of the screen 1220: 901: 877: 8: 925: 802: 1227: 1213: 1205: 1178:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1161:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1144:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1111:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1094:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 988: 29: 400:(FIDS) who applied the descriptive name. 999:Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica 982:United States Board on Geographic Names 937: 829: 814: 778: 742: 732: 1119:Graham Land and South Shetland Islands 50: 1122:, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 396:. Charted in 1948 by members of the 7: 398:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 1068:imagery), Polar Geospatial Center. 1021:Find "Hillshade" and click on that 1040:Find "Identify" and click on that 980:from websites or documents of the 767:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 259:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 25: 1173:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1156:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1139:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1106:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1089:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1029:Find "Contour" and click on that 957:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 682:. Named after the settlement of 976: This article incorporates 971: 257:Pettus Glacier was named by the 49: 42: 954:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 58:Location of Pettus Glacier in 1: 1255:Glaciers of Trinity Peninsula 230:, which lies to the south of 755:Trinity Peninsula AG and BAS 218:, which is the tip of the 1271: 593:in Northeastern Bulgaria. 354:in Northwestern Bulgaria. 186:between Poynter Hill and 37: 916:, 63°46′24″S 58°53′56″W. 892:, 63°48′17″S 58°53′36″W. 868:, 63°49′21″S 58°52′42″W. 844:, 63°45′37″S 59°09′21″W. 793:, 63°50′31″S 59°11′35″W. 1070:University of Minnesota 1061:Antarctic REMA Explorer 1006:Antarctic REMA Explorer 914:Antarctic REMA Explorer 890:Antarctic REMA Explorer 866:Antarctic REMA Explorer 842:Antarctic REMA Explorer 791:Antarctic REMA Explorer 247:Copernix satellite view 978:public domain material 686:in Southern Bulgaria. 486:South Shetland Islands 207: 854:Gorublyane Knoll SCAR 662:63.77333°S 58.89889°W 619:63.80472°S 58.89333°W 576:63.82250°S 58.87833°W 518:63.76028°S 59.15583°W 337:63.84194°S 59.19306°W 210:Pettus Glacier is in 205: 27:Glacier in Antarctica 1199:on 23 September 2015 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Index

Aureole Hills
Map showing the location of Pettus Glacier
Antarctica
Trinity Peninsula
Coordinates
63°48′S 59°04′W / 63.800°S 59.067°W / -63.800; -59.067 (Pettus Glacier)
Gavin Ice Piedmont
63°48′S 59°04′W / 63.800°S 59.067°W / -63.800; -59.067 (Pettus Glacier)
Gavin Ice Piedmont
Tinsel Dome
Trinity Peninsula

Graham Land
Trinity Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
Detroit Plateau
Gavin Ice Piedmont
Bone Bay
Charcot Bay
Tinsel Dome
Copernix satellite view
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
63°55′S 59°09′W / 63.917°S 59.150°W / -63.917; -59.150
63°50′31″S 59°11′35″W / 63.84194°S 59.19306°W / -63.84194; -59.19306
Ohoden
63°50′S 59°09′W / 63.833°S 59.150°W / -63.833; -59.150
Cape Kjellman
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
63°49′S 59°07′W / 63.817°S 59.117°W / -63.817; -59.117

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