- Canada Glacier
The Canada Glacier is a small polar
glacier flowing southeast into the northern side ofTaylor Valley ,Victoria Land inAntarctica .Geographical features
Canada Glacier's seasonal melting feeds
Lake Fryxell to the West andLake Hoare to the East.This glacier receives less than 10 cm of snowfall annually, and is (technically) a
desert ecosystem.Geopolitical disambiguation
This glacier is in the
Ross Dependency .History
Charted and named by the
Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913), under Robert Scott.Charles S. Wright , a Canadianphysicist , was a member of the party that explored this area.Further reading
* Cherry-Garrard, A. (1922, 2001 reprint). "
The Worst Journey in the World ". Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-58976-120-0
* Fiennes, R. "Race to the Pole : Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott's Antarctic Quest". Hyperion. ISBN 1-4013-0047-2
* Hattersley-Smith, G. (1984). "The Norwegian with Scott: The Antarctic Diary of Tryggve Gran, 1910-13". Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-290382-7
* Jones, M. (2003). "The Last Great Quest : Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice". Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-19-280483-9
* Lambert, K. (2004). "The Longest Winter: The Incredible Survival of Captain Scott's Lost Party". Smithsonian Books. ISBN 1-58834-195-X
* Scott, R. et al. (1996). "Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals". Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-0382-2
* Solomon, S. (2002). "The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition". Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09921-5
* Ponting, H. G. (1921). "The Great White South". Cooper Square Press. ISBN 0-8154-1161-8ee also
*
List of glaciers References
*gnis|2357|type=antarid
Sattilite map
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