Cornwall Glacier (Ross Dependency)

Cornwall Glacier (83°4′S 162°20′E / 83.067°S 162.333°E / -83.067; 162.333Coordinates: 83°4′S 162°20′E / 83.067°S 162.333°E / -83.067; 162.333) is a glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range, draining eastward, to the south of the Crowell Buttresses, to enter Lowery Glacier. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) after the English County and Dukedom of Cornwall.

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

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