Contell Glacier
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Contell Glacier is 1.2 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) long and 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) wide glacier on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica bounded by Atlantic Club Ridge to the northwest, Krum Rock to the north, Balkan Snowfield to the northeast, and Charrúa Ridge and Charrúa Gap to the south. It is crescent-shaped, running northwestwards in its upper course, then between Charrúa Ridge and Krum Rock turning west-southwestwards to flow into South Bay north of Johnsons Dock.
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Contell Glacier | |
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Location | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°39′04″S 60°21′00″W |
Length | 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) |
Width | 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | South Bay |
Status | unknown |
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The feature was first named on a 1988 Spanish chart as Glaciar Contell.