Contell Glacier Explained

Contell Glacier
Map:South Shetland Islands#Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates:-62.6511°N -60.35°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:South Bay
Status:unknown

Contell Glacier is 1.2nmi long and wide glacier on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica bounded by Atlantic Club Ridge to the northwest, Krum Rock to the north, Balkan Snowfield to the northeast, and Charrúa Ridge and Charrúa Gap to the south. It is crescent-shaped, running northwestwards in its upper course, then between Charrúa Ridge and Krum Rock turning west-southwestwards to flow into South Bay north of Johnsons Dock.

The feature was first named on a 1988 Spanish chart as Glaciar Contell.

Location

The midpoint of the glacier is located at -62.6511°N -60.35°W (Detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, and Bulgarian mapping in 1996, 2005 and 2009).

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