Reeves Glacier
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Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | British National Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | northern Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | interior of Victoria Land ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Terra Nova Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsIntoSide | western side of Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
about 40 nautical miles
ⓘ
about 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | approximately 74°S 163°E ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Antarctica (continent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | northward ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Mount Melbourne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nansen Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ Priestley Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComposition | ice ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature | crevassed lower reaches ⓘ |
| isLarge | true ⓘ |
| isMappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMappedUsing | surveys and U.S. Navy air photos ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological studies in Terra Nova Bay area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoast | Scott Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Pember Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for William Pember Reeves, New Zealand Minister of Education and later Agent‑General in London ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scott Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transantarctic Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Ross Sea sector ⓘ |
| terminus | Terra Nova Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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