Erebus Glacier Explained

Erebus Glacier
Map:	Antarctica
Location:	Ross Dependency
Coordinates:	-77.6667°N 173°W
Thickness:	unknown
Terminus:	Erebus Bay
Status:	unknown

Erebus Glacier is a glacier draining the lower southern slopes of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica. It flows west to Erebus Bay where it forms the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue. It was named in association with Mount Erebus by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott.

A large calving event took place on 1 March 1990, when a substantial portion of the Erebus glacier tongue was detached from the main glacier.^[1] The piece that was separated was 3.5 km long and its mass was estimated to be 10¹¹ kg.^[2]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Notes and References

1. Stevens. C. L.. Sirguey. P.. Leonard. G. H.. Haskell. T. G.. The 2013 Erebus Glacier Tongue calving event. The Cryosphere. 2 September 2013. 7. 1333. 10.5194/tc-7-1333-2013. 15 August 2014. free.
2. Book: Benn. Douglas I.. Evans. David J. A.. Glaciers & Glaciation. 1998. Arnold. London. 0340584319. 69.