Aviator Glacier

Aviator Glacier
Map showing the location of Aviator Glacier
Map showing the location of Aviator Glacier
Location of Aviator Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates73°50′S 165°03′E / 73.833°S 165.050°E / -73.833; 165.050
Length96 km (60 mi)
Width8 km (5.0 mi)
TerminusLady Newnes Bay

The Aviator Glacier (73°50′S 165°03′E / 73.833°S 165.050°E / -73.833; 165.050) is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibbald and Hayes Head where it forms a floating tongue.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 36.