Land Glacier

The Land Glacier is a broad, heavily crevassed glacier, about 35 nautical miles long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service and named for Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission.

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Breakup at Land Glacier: Old Sea Ice Crumbled Away off the Coast of Antarctica’s Marie Byrd Land

Breakup at Land Glacier