Rhesus Glacier Explained

Rhesus Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates:-64.5264°N -63.2833°W
Length:4nmi
Width:1nmi
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Fournier Bay
Status:unknown

Rhesus Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Резос|lednik Rezos, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik ˈrɛzos/) is a 7 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica southeast of Paris Peak. Situated east of Iliad Glacier, south of Lipen Glacier and north of Thamyris Glacier. Flowing northeastwards into Fournier Bay south of Thompson Peninsula and north of Predel Point.

The glacier is named after the King Rhesus of Thrace in Homer's Iliad.

Location

Rhesus Glacier is located at -64.5264°N -63.2833°W. British mapping in 1980.

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