Russell West Glacier

Russell West Glacier
Map showing the location of Russell West Glacier
Map showing the location of Russell West Glacier
Location of Russell West in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°40′S 58°50′W / 63.667°S 58.833°W / -63.667; -58.833 (Russell West Glacier)
Length11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Width4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
TerminusPrince Gustav Channel

Russell West Glacier (63°40′S 58°50′W / 63.667°S 58.833°W / -63.667; -58.833 (Russell West Glacier)) is a glacier, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier, which flows eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the south side of Trinity Peninsula, form a through glacier across the north part of Antarctic Peninsula.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 638.