 Liv Glacier from the air in 1925 | |
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| Coordinates | 84°55′S 168°0′W / 84.917°S 168.000°W |
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| Terminus | Ross Ice Shelf |
Liv Glacier (84°55′S 168°0′W / 84.917°S 168.000°W) is a steep valley glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. It was discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen.[1]
Richard E. Byrd chose this glacier as his route to the Polar Plateau on 28 November 1929 when he flew from Little America to the South Pole.[2]
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 438.
- ^ Liv Glacier NZ Gazette.