Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Lettner Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lettner Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Glacier 8.5 km long and 2.5 km wide, flowing north-west from Mount Paulcke towards Harrison Passage, Graham Coast. Named after Rudolf Lettner, Austrian climber and mountain skier, in association with names of pioneers of ski-mountaineering grouped in this area. Developed the use of steel edges for skis, improving control on steep and icy slopes, patented 1926.
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