Mars Glacier

Mars Glacier is a glacier in the south-eastern corner of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It is six nautical miles long and two nautical miles wide, flowing south into the George VI Ice Shelf.

The glacier lies between Two Step Cliffs and Phobos Ridge.

Mars Glacier was first sighted from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on 23 November 1935, and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. It was first surveyed in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the planet Mars, the fourth planet of the Solar System.

Although Mars Glacier is not located within the Planet Heights mountain range, it lies nearby, and its name derives from it, along with many other nearby glaciers and landmarks located here which are named after planets, satellites and astrophysicists.

See also

• Mercury Glacier
• Venus Glacier
• Jupiter Glacier
• Saturn Glacier
• Uranus Glacier
• Neptune Glacier
• Pluto Glacier

Location

• Location map: 71°54’0"S, 68°22’60"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mars Glacier