Lerchenfeld Glacier Explained

Lerchenfeld Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Coats Land
Coordinates:-77.9167°N -49°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Schweitzer Glacier
Status:unknown

Lerchenfeld Glacier (German: Lerchenfeldgletscher, -77.9167°N -49°W) is a glacier flowing in a west-northwesterly direction between Bertrab Nunatak and the Littlewood Nunataks in Antarctica. It coalesces with the southern flank of Schweitzer Glacier before the combined flow discharges into the head of Vahsel Bay.

The glacier was discovered by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for Count Hugo von und zu Lerchenfeld-Köfering, a supporter of the expedition.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lerchenfeld Glacier, Antarctica . Geographical Names . 25 January 2018.