Knowledge

Macy Glacier

Source 📝

46: 77: 217: 29: 1423: 84: 53: 201: 431: 482: 1395: 1261: 1311: 1468: 227:
is a 3.7 nautical miles (6.9 km; 4.3 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) crescent-shaped glacier on the southern slopes of the
1231: 1226: 1152: 369: 1388: 1492: 267: 1306: 125: 1461: 1381: 1271: 1497: 1404: 1337: 1301: 1236: 1180: 1175: 348: 45: 440: 397: 1276: 411: 76: 1291: 1246: 1145: 293: 1487: 1454: 377: 363: 1286: 1281: 1251: 445: 402: 1211: 1138: 514: 263: 1196: 1316: 1296: 1201: 1161: 330: 435: 1216: 1119: 1321: 1266: 1221: 450: 407: 1256: 1206: 769: 1352: 1347: 1241: 118: 749: 688: 472: 724: 1362: 774: 1034: 683: 507: 236: 111: 1057: 764: 351:. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. 800: 8: 994: 821: 739: 826: 623: 1442: 921: 1434: 1373: 1109: 1072: 896: 613: 500: 373: 359: 232: 205: 107: 1357: 1114: 1014: 911: 841: 703: 582: 486: 228: 209: 1009: 984: 866: 779: 668: 244: 216: 28: 1438: 951: 901: 886: 759: 744: 673: 658: 592: 577: 33:
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
1422: 1481: 1082: 1024: 1004: 999: 946: 941: 926: 871: 754: 729: 608: 358:. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. 308: 295: 279: 275: 140: 127: 1130: 816: 962: 891: 648: 643: 587: 356:
Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands
252: 248: 349:
Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands
1077: 956: 936: 931: 916: 876: 734: 618: 370:
Bowles Ridge and Central Tangra Mountains: Livingston Island, Antarctica.
464: 1104: 1087: 1067: 1019: 653: 567: 335: 256: 240: 184: 61: 693: 633: 562: 557: 552: 1342: 1047: 1042: 795: 719: 628: 856: 1430: 989: 979: 906: 678: 663: 572: 547: 523: 355: 861: 542: 537: 200: 1052: 881: 698: 255:
to the southeast, and flows southwestwards into the head of
1062: 831: 638: 492: 372:
Scale 1:25000 map. Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2023.
321:(British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009). 1403: 470: 282:
which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–21.
220:
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
1479: 1462: 1389: 1160: 1146: 508: 168:1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) 160:3.7 nautical miles (6.9 km; 4.3 mi) 1469: 1455: 1396: 1382: 1338:List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands 1153: 1139: 515: 501: 412:United States Department of the Interior 215: 199: 1480: 1181:List of glaciers in the Antarctic: I–Z 1176:List of glaciers in the Antarctic: A–H 1377: 1134: 496: 290:The glacier's midpoint is located at 1493:South Shetland Islands glacier stubs 1417: 83: 52: 446:Geographic Names Information System 403:Geographic Names Information System 390: 13: 1405:Glaciers of South Shetland Islands 1262:Palmer Archipelago and Graham Land 465:SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer 264:UK Antarctic Place-names Committee 66:Show map of South Shetland Islands 14: 1509: 1498:Livingston Island geography stubs 1312:Trinity Peninsula and Graham Land 1232:James Ross Island and Graham Land 1227:Heard Island and McDonald Islands 458: 331:List of glaciers in the Antarctic 1421: 1120:Template:Periglacial environment 480: 434: This article incorporates 429: 82: 75: 51: 44: 27: 451:United States Geological Survey 408:United States Geological Survey 1: 1488:Glaciers of Livingston Island 1363:List of subantarctic glaciers 1353:List of Antarctic ice streams 1348:List of Antarctic ice shelves 383: 262:The feature was named by the 243:. The glacier is bounded by 1441:. You can help Knowledge by 522: 60:Location of Macy Glacier in 7: 1343:List of Antarctic ice rises 368:A. Kamburov and L. Ivanov. 324: 285: 10: 1514: 1416: 1330: 1189: 1168: 1162:Glaciers in the Antarctic 1100: 1033: 972: 849: 840: 809: 788: 712: 601: 530: 190: 180: 172: 164: 156: 117: 103: 91:Macy Glacier (Antarctica) 38: 26: 21: 204:Upper Macy Glacier from 1272:Princess Elizabeth Land 341: 1302:South Shetland Islands 1237:Kaiser Wilhelm II Land 436:public domain material 274:, one of the fleet of 237:South Shetland Islands 221: 213: 112:South Shetland Islands 94:Show map of Antarctica 1429:This article about a 1058:Giant current ripples 309:62.68889°S 60.13611°W 270:, Master of the brig 251:to the northeast and 219: 203: 141:62.68889°S 60.13611°W 16:Glacier in Antarctica 1307:South Orkney Islands 1277:Queen Elizabeth Land 314:-62.68889; -60.13611 146:-62.68889; -60.13611 1247:Mac. Robertson Land 995:Moraine-dammed lake 822:Subglacial eruption 347:L.L. Ivanov et al. 305: /  137: /  827:Subglacial volcano 810:Volcanic relations 247:to the northwest, 222: 214: 1450: 1449: 1435:Livingston Island 1411: 1410: 1371: 1370: 1128: 1127: 1096: 1095: 614:Accumulation zone 378:978-619-90008-6-1 364:978-954-92032-6-4 233:Livingston Island 206:Catalunyan Saddle 198: 197: 108:Livingston Island 1505: 1471: 1464: 1457: 1425: 1418: 1398: 1391: 1384: 1375: 1374: 1358:List of glaciers 1155: 1148: 1141: 1132: 1131: 1015:Terminal moraine 847: 846: 583:Piedmont glacier 517: 510: 503: 494: 493: 485: 484: 483: 476: 454: 433: 432: 422: 421: 419: 418: 394: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 310: 306: 303: 302: 301: 298: 229:Tangra Mountains 210:Tangra Mountains 152: 151: 149: 148: 147: 142: 138: 135: 134: 133: 130: 95: 86: 85: 79: 67: 55: 54: 48: 31: 19: 18: 1513: 1512: 1508: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1502: 1478: 1477: 1476: 1475: 1414: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1372: 1367: 1326: 1292:Ross Dependency 1287:Queen Maud Land 1282:Queen Mary Land 1252:Marie Byrd Land 1185: 1164: 1159: 1129: 1124: 1092: 1029: 1010:Sevetti moraine 968: 922:Roche moutonnée 867:Cirque stairway 836: 805: 784: 708: 669:Lateral moraine 597: 526: 521: 491: 481: 479: 471: 461: 439: 430: 426: 425: 416: 414: 396: 395: 391: 386: 344: 327: 313: 311: 307: 304: 299: 296: 294: 292: 291: 288: 245:Friesland Ridge 145: 143: 139: 136: 131: 128: 126: 124: 123: 110: 99: 98: 97: 96: 93: 92: 89: 88: 87: 70: 69: 68: 65: 64: 58: 57: 56: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1511: 1501: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1474: 1473: 1466: 1459: 1451: 1448: 1447: 1426: 1409: 1408: 1401: 1400: 1393: 1386: 1378: 1369: 1368: 1366: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1334: 1332: 1328: 1327: 1325: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1212:Ellsworth Land 1209: 1204: 1199: 1193: 1191: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1183: 1178: 1172: 1170: 1166: 1165: 1158: 1157: 1150: 1143: 1135: 1126: 1125: 1123: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1039: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 976: 974: 970: 969: 967: 966: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 902:Hanging valley 899: 897:Glacial striae 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 853: 851: 844: 838: 837: 835: 834: 829: 824: 819: 813: 811: 807: 806: 804: 803: 798: 792: 790: 786: 785: 783: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 760:Periglaciation 757: 752: 750:Outburst flood 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 716: 714: 710: 709: 707: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 674:Medial moraine 671: 666: 661: 659:Glacier tongue 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 605: 603: 599: 598: 596: 595: 593:Valley glacier 590: 585: 580: 578:Outlet glacier 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 534: 532: 528: 527: 520: 519: 512: 505: 497: 490: 489: 469: 468: 460: 459:External links 457: 456: 455: 441:"Macy Glacier" 424: 423: 398:"Macy Glacier" 388: 387: 385: 382: 381: 380: 366: 352: 343: 340: 339: 338: 333: 326: 323: 287: 284: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 121: 115: 114: 105: 101: 100: 90: 81: 80: 74: 73: 72: 71: 59: 50: 49: 43: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1510: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1485: 1483: 1472: 1467: 1465: 1460: 1458: 1453: 1452: 1446: 1444: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1427: 1424: 1420: 1419: 1415: 1406: 1399: 1394: 1392: 1387: 1385: 1380: 1379: 1376: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1331:Miscellaneous 1329: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1317:Victoria Land 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1297:South Georgia 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1202:Bouvet Island 1200: 1198: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1188: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1156: 1151: 1149: 1144: 1142: 1137: 1136: 1133: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1102: 1099: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1035:Glaciofluvial 1032: 1026: 1025:Veiki moraine 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1006: 1005:Rogen moraine 1003: 1001: 1000:Pulju moraine 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 985:Erratic block 983: 981: 978: 977: 975: 971: 965: 964: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 947:Tunnel valley 945: 943: 942:Trough valley 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 872:Crag and tail 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 854: 852: 848: 845: 843: 839: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 814: 812: 808: 802: 799: 797: 794: 793: 791: 787: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 755:Overdeepening 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 730:Basal sliding 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 717: 715: 711: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 609:Ablation zone 607: 606: 604: 600: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 535: 533: 529: 525: 518: 513: 511: 506: 504: 499: 498: 495: 488: 478: 477: 474: 466: 463: 462: 452: 448: 447: 442: 437: 428: 427: 413: 409: 405: 404: 399: 393: 389: 379: 375: 371: 367: 365: 361: 357: 354:L.L. Ivanov. 353: 350: 346: 345: 337: 334: 332: 329: 328: 322: 318: 283: 281: 278:sealers from 277: 273: 269: 265: 260: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 218: 211: 207: 202: 193: 189: 186: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 150: 122: 120: 116: 113: 109: 106: 102: 78: 63: 47: 37: 30: 25: 20: 1443:expanding it 1428: 1413: 1217:Enderby Land 1190:By territory 973:Depositional 963:Zungenbecken 961: 892:Glacial lake 887:Glacial horn 801:Mass balance 789:Measurements 725:Accumulation 649:Glacier head 644:Glacier cave 588:Rock glacier 444: 415:. Retrieved 401: 392: 289: 271: 266:in 1958 for 261: 253:Peshev Ridge 249:Levski Ridge 225:Macy Glacier 224: 223: 22:Macy Glacier 1322:Wilkes Land 1267:Palmer Land 1222:Graham Land 1197:Adélie Land 1078:Outwash fan 1073:Kettle hole 957:Valley step 937:Trough lake 917:Ribbon lake 877:Finger lake 619:Bergschrund 312: / 268:Robert Macy 144: / 119:Coordinates 1482:Categories 1257:Oates Land 1207:Coats Land 1169:Alphabetic 1105:Glaciology 1088:Urstromtal 1068:Kame delta 1020:Till plain 817:Jökulhlaup 775:Starvation 654:Ice divide 568:Ice stream 417:2013-07-23 384:References 336:Glaciology 300:60°08′10″W 297:62°41′20″S 257:Brunow Bay 241:Antarctica 185:Brunow Bay 132:60°08′10″W 129:62°41′20″S 62:Antarctica 1242:Kemp Land 850:Erosional 842:Landforms 713:Processes 694:Randkluft 689:Penitente 634:Dirt cone 563:Ice shelf 558:Ice sheet 553:Ice field 487:Geography 173:Thickness 1110:Category 1048:Diluvium 1043:Alpentor 952:U-valley 796:Ice core 765:Plucking 720:Ablation 704:Terminus 629:Crevasse 624:Blue ice 524:Glaciers 325:See also 286:Location 280:New York 276:American 181:Terminus 104:Location 1431:glacier 990:Moraine 980:Drumlin 907:Nunatak 770:Retreat 735:Calving 679:Moraine 664:Icefall 602:Anatomy 573:Ledoyom 548:Ice cap 235:in the 194:unknown 176:unknown 1083:Sandur 927:Suncup 912:P-form 862:Cirque 745:Motion 684:Moulin 543:Cirque 538:Aufeis 473:Portal 376:  362:  272:Aurora 191:Status 157:Length 1437:is a 1053:Esker 882:Fjord 857:Arête 780:Surge 740:Creep 699:Sérac 531:Types 438:from 165:Width 1439:stub 1115:List 1063:Kame 932:Tarn 832:Tuya 639:Firn 374:ISBN 360:ISBN 342:Maps 1433:in 1484:: 449:. 443:. 410:, 406:. 400:. 259:. 239:, 231:, 208:, 1470:e 1463:t 1456:v 1445:. 1397:e 1390:t 1383:v 1154:e 1147:t 1140:v 516:e 509:t 502:v 475:: 467:. 453:. 420:. 212:.

Index


Map showing the location of Macy Glacier
Antarctica
Map showing the location of Macy Glacier
Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates
62°41′20″S 60°08′10″W / 62.68889°S 60.13611°W / -62.68889; -60.13611
Brunow Bay

Catalunyan Saddle
Tangra Mountains

Tangra Mountains
Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Friesland Ridge
Levski Ridge
Peshev Ridge
Brunow Bay
UK Antarctic Place-names Committee
Robert Macy
American
New York
62°41′20″S 60°08′10″W / 62.68889°S 60.13611°W / -62.68889; -60.13611
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands
Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.