Russell East Glacier

Russell East Glacier
Map showing the location of Russell East Glacier
Map showing the location of Russell East Glacier
Location of Russell East Glacier in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°44′S 58°20′W / 63.733°S 58.333°W / -63.733; -58.333 (Russell East Glacier)
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Width3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
TerminusPrince Gustav Channel

Russell East Glacier (63°44′S 58°20′W / 63.733°S 58.333°W / -63.733; -58.333 (Russell East Glacier)) 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]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 638.