Posadowsky Glacier (Antarctica)

For other places with the same name, see Posadowsky Glacier.
Posadowsky Glacier
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Map showing the location of Posadowsky Glacier
Map showing the location of Posadowsky Glacier
Location of Posadowsky Glacier in Antarctica
Typetidewater
LocationKaiser Wilhelm II Land
Coordinates66°50′S 89°25′E / 66.833°S 89.417°E / -66.833; 89.417
Length9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPosadowsky Bay, Davis Sea
Statusunknown

Posadowsky Glacier (German: Posadowskygletscher, 66°50′S 89°25′E / 66.833°S 89.417°E / -66.833; 89.417) is a glacier about 9 nautical miles (17 kilometers; 10 miles) long, flowing north to Posadowsky Bay immediately east of Gaussberg.[1] Posadowsky Bay is an open embayment, located just east of the West Ice Shelf and fronting on the Davis Sea in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land.[2] Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is the part of East Antarctica lying between Cape Penck, at 87°43'E, and Cape Filchner, at 91°54'E, and is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. Other notable geographic features in this area include Drygalski Island (65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.750°S 92.500°E / -65.750; 92.500), located 45 mi NNE of Cape Filchner in the Davis Sea,[3] and Mirny Station (66°34′S 93°01′E / 66.567°S 93.017°E / -66.567; 93.017), a Russian scientific research station.

  1. ^ "Posadowsky Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Posadowsky Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Drygalski Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2010.