Russell East Glacier | |
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Location of Russell East Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Trinity Peninsula |
Coordinates | 63°44′S 58°20′W / 63.733°S 58.333°W |
Length | 6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi) |
Width | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
Terminus | Prince Gustav Channel |
Russell East Glacier (63°44′S 58°20′W / 63.733°S 58.333°W) is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long and 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) wide, which lies at the north end of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the south side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. This glacier together with Russell West Glacier, which flows westward into Bone Bay on the north side of Trinity Peninsula, form a through glacier across the north part of Antarctic Peninsula.[1]