Posadowsky Glacier (Antarctica) | |
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Type | tidewater |
Location | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, East Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°50′S 89°25′E / 66.833°S 89.417°ECoordinates: 66°50′S 89°25′E / 66.833°S 89.417°E |
Length | 9 nautical miles (17 kilometers; 10 miles) |
Terminus | Posadowsky Bay, Davis Sea |
Posadowsky Glacier (German: Posadowskygletscher, 66°50′S 89°25′E / 66.833°S 89.417°E) is a glacier about 9 nautical miles (17 kilometers; 10 miles) long, flowing north to Posadowsky Bay immediately east of Gaussberg. Posadowsky Bay is an open embayment, located just east of the West Ice Shelf and fronting on the Davis Sea in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land. Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is the part of East Antarctica lying between Cape Penck, at 87°43'E, and Cape Filchner, at 91°54'E, and is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. Other notable geographic features in this area include Drygalski Island (65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.750°S 92.500°E), located 45 mi NNE of Cape Filchner in the Davis Sea, and Mirny Station (66°34′S 93°01′E / 66.567°S 93.017°E), a Russian scientific research station.