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46: 242: 250: 53: 775: 721: 801: 562:. A tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, flowing northeast from the Supporters Range to enter Keltic Glacier 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Ranfurly Point. Named by US-ACAN for Robert J. Laird, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1963. 436:. A tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, flowing northwest to enter Keltie Glacier at the east side of Supporters Range. Named by NZGSAE (1961-62) as being descriptive of the ice and snow patterns observed on the glacier's surface. 398:. A glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, flowing north-north-west to enter Brandau Glacier just west of Hare Peak. Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) for A. Leigh Hunt, founder and first chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Society. 779: 725: 1580: 233:. The Brandau Glacier is fed by the Leigh Hunt Glacier from the left (south) before joining the Keltie Glacier. The Snakeskin Glacier is fed from the right (east) by the Falkenhof Glacier. 1714: 1630: 1550: 1545: 1471: 299: 1707: 1625: 1590: 298:
between Commonwealth Range and Hughes Range from which the Keltie Glacier drains southwestward to enter Beardmore Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of
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into Snakeskin Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Kenard H. Jensen, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.
1043: 161:, 30 nautical miles (56 km) long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the 1093: 752: 1353: 1002: 826: 516:. A tributary glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, flowing west from the vicinity of 1376: 1083: 1119: 210: 31: 1313: 1140: 1058: 736: 241: 225:, from which it is joined by the Snakeskin Glacier and then the Laird Glacier before entering the 1145: 942: 214: 162: 1240: 1428: 1391: 1215: 932: 819: 249: 226: 182: 178: 166: 111: 1676: 1433: 1333: 1230: 1160: 1022: 901: 805: 524:. Named by US-ACAN for Jack J. Falkenhof, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963. 517: 222: 218: 1328: 1303: 1185: 1098: 987: 1220: 1205: 1078: 1063: 992: 977: 911: 896: 230: 170: 1736: 1401: 1343: 1323: 1318: 1265: 1260: 1245: 1190: 1135: 1073: 1048: 927: 475: 345: 1681: 1281: 1210: 967: 962: 906: 703: 521: 341: 202: 198: 1692: 17: 1396: 1275: 1255: 1250: 1235: 1195: 1053: 937: 1423: 1406: 1386: 1338: 972: 886: 155: 549: 536: 503: 490: 461: 448: 423: 410: 385: 372: 327: 314: 295: 281: 268: 141: 128: 91: 78: 1449: 1012: 952: 881: 876: 871: 349: 1661: 1366: 1361: 1175: 1114: 1038: 947: 356:(US-ACAN) for Lt. Cdr. James F. Brandau, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6, 217:. It is joined from the east by the Brandau Glacier to the north of the 1308: 1298: 1225: 997: 982: 891: 866: 842: 158: 1270: 1180: 861: 856: 357: 302:(NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Kevin Pain, field assistant with the party. 1371: 1200: 1017: 248: 240: 1381: 1150: 957: 254:
NASA Radarsat Image of Antarctic Glaciers Showing Keltie Glacier
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The Keltie Glacier originates in the Pain Névé below
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(1995), 165:, and then northwest to enter 1: 1682:List of subantarctic glaciers 1672:List of Antarctic ice streams 1667:List of Antarctic ice shelves 245:Keltie Glacier (South Center) 1662:List of Antarctic ice rises 173:. It was discovered by the 1764: 187:Royal Geographical Society 29: 1481:Glaciers in the Antarctic 1419: 39: 30:Not to be confused with 1743:Glaciers of Dufek Coast 1591:Princess Elizabeth Land 181:, who named it for Sir 1621:South Shetland Islands 1556:Kaiser Wilhelm II Land 780:public domain material 726:public domain material 256: 246: 1377:Giant current ripples 252: 244: 27:Glacier in Antarctica 1748:Queen Maud Mountains 1626:South Orkney Islands 1596:Queen Elizabeth Land 211:Queen Maud Mountains 32:Scott Keltie Glacier 1566:Mac. Robertson Land 1314:Moraine-dammed lake 1141:Subglacial eruption 590:The Cloudmaker USGS 546: /  500: /  458: /  420: /  382: /  324: /  278: /  229:from the east past 185:, Secretary of the 138: /  88: /  1146:Subglacial volcano 1129:Volcanic relations 602:Plunket Point USGS 550:84.917°S 169.917°E 504:85.033°S 172.083°E 462:85.083°S 162.800°E 424:84.950°S 170.667°E 386:85.000°S 174.167°E 364:Leigh Hunt Glacier 328:84.900°S 173.500°E 282:84.600°S 174.333°E 257: 247: 215:Commonwealth Range 163:Commonwealth Range 142:84.883°S 170.333°E 92:84.883°S 170.333°E 1730: 1729: 1690: 1689: 1447: 1446: 1415: 1414: 933:Accumulation zone 482:Falkenhof Glacier 402:Snakeskin Glacier 227:Beardmore Glacier 183:John Scott Keltie 179:Ernest Shackleton 167:Beardmore Glacier 117: 116: 112:Beardmore Glacier 18:Falkenhof Glacier 16:(Redirected from 1755: 1717: 1710: 1703: 1694: 1677:List of glaciers 1474: 1467: 1460: 1451: 1334:Terminal moraine 1166: 902:Piedmont glacier 836: 829: 822: 813: 804: 803: 802: 795: 777: 776: 767: 766: 765: 759: 748: 747: 746: 723: 722: 718: 717: 716: 710: 689: 683: 677: 671: 665: 659: 653: 647: 641: 635: 629: 623: 617: 611: 605: 599: 593: 587: 581: 575: 561: 560: 558: 557: 556: 555:-84.917; 169.917 551: 547: 544: 543: 542: 539: 518:Tricorn Mountain 515: 514: 512: 511: 510: 509:-85.033; 172.083 505: 501: 498: 497: 496: 493: 473: 472: 470: 469: 468: 467:-85.083; 162.800 463: 459: 456: 455: 454: 451: 435: 434: 432: 431: 430: 429:-84.950; 170.667 425: 421: 418: 417: 416: 413: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 391:-85.000; 174.167 387: 383: 380: 379: 378: 375: 352:. 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Index

Falkenhof Glacier
Scott Keltie Glacier
Map showing the location of
Coordinates
84°53′S 170°20′E / 84.883°S 170.333°E / -84.883; 170.333
Beardmore Glacier
84°53′S 170°20′E / 84.883°S 170.333°E / -84.883; 170.333
Antarctic
glacier
Commonwealth Range
Beardmore Glacier
Ranfurly Point
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09
Ernest Shackleton
John Scott Keltie
Royal Geographical Society
Mount Kaplan
Mount Wexler
Hughes Range
Queen Maud Mountains
Commonwealth Range
Barton Mountains
Supporters Range
Beardmore Glacier
Ranfurly Point


84°36′S 174°20′E / 84.600°S 174.333°E / -84.600; 174.333
névé
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

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