Aviator Glacier | |
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Location of Aviator Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Victoria Land |
Coordinates | 73°50′S 165°03′E / 73.833°S 165.050°E |
Length | 96 km (60 mi) |
Width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Terminus | Lady Newnes Bay |
The Aviator Glacier (73°50′S 165°03′E / 73.833°S 165.050°E) 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]