Landreth Glacier
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Landreth Glacier is the steep 2.3 km long and 600 m wide glacier on the southeast side of Imeon Range
, Smith Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica, which is draining southeastwards from Mount Foster
between the side ridges separating it from Rupite Glacier
to the north and Dragoman Glacier
to the south, and flowing into Ivan Asen Cove on Bransfield Strait
.
The glacier is named after the New Zealander
Greg Landreth whose team made the first ascent of the island’s summit Mount Foster
(2105 m) on 29 January 1996.
Imeon Range
Imeon Range is a mountain range occupying the interior of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 30 km in southwest-northeast direction between Cape James and Cape Smith, and 6.8 km wide...
, Smith Island
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area ....
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica, which is draining southeastwards from Mount Foster
Mount Foster
Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2105 m in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago....
between the side ridges separating it from Rupite Glacier
Rupite Glacier
Rupite Glacier is a 2.9 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of the summit Mount Foster and southeast of Evlogi Peak. Flowing southeastward into Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the settlement...
to the north and Dragoman Glacier
Dragoman Glacier
Dragoman Glacier is a 2.6 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range southeast of Zavet Saddle and south of the summit Mount Foster. Flowing southeastward into Ivan Asen Cove, Osmar Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named...
to the south, and flowing into Ivan Asen Cove on Bransfield Strait
Bransfield Strait
Bransfield Strait is a body of water about wide extending for in a general northeast-southwest direction between the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. It was named in about 1825 by James Weddell, Master, Royal Navy, for Edward Bransfield, Master, RN, who charted the South Shetland...
.
The glacier is named after the New Zealander
New Zealanders
New Zealanders, colloquially known as Kiwis, are citizens of New Zealand. New Zealand is a multiethnic society, and home to people of many different national origins...
Greg Landreth whose team made the first ascent of the island’s summit Mount Foster
Mount Foster
Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2105 m in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago....
(2105 m) on 29 January 1996.
Location
Landreth Glacier is centred at 63°00′40"S 62°31′30"W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
