Reedy Glacier | |
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Location | Marie Byrd Land |
Coordinates | 85°30′S 134°00′W / 85.500°S 134.000°W |
Length | 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) |
Width | 6 to 12 nautical miles (11 to 22 km; 6.9 to 13.8 mi) |
Terminus | Ross Ice Shelf |
The Reedy Glacier (85°30′S 134°00′W / 85.500°S 134.000°W) is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) long and 6 to 12 nautical miles (11 to 22 km; 6.9 to 13.8 mi) wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range in the Transantarctic Mountains. It marks the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick Mountains on the east.[1]