Collins Glacier

Collins Glacier (73°41′S 65°55′E / 73.683°S 65.917°E / -73.683; 65.917Coordinates: 73°41′S 65°55′E / 73.683°S 65.917°E / -73.683; 65.917) is a glacier about 11 miles (18 km) wide at its confluence with the Mellor Glacier, which it feeds from the southwest, located north of Mount Newton in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from air photos taken in 1956 and 1960, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for N.J. Collins, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, 1960.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Collins Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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