Scott Glacier | |
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Coordinates | 85°45′S 153°0′W / 85.750°S 153.000°W |
Length | 120 miles |
The Scott Glacier (85°45′S 153°0′W / 85.750°S 153.000°W) is a major glacier, 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.[1] The Scott Glacier is one of a series of major glaciers flowing across the Transantarctic Mountains, with the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the Leverett and Reedy glaciers to the east.