Aurora Glacier
Map showing the location of Aurora Glacier
Map showing the location of Aurora Glacier
Location of Aurora Glacier in Antarctica
LocationRoss Island
Coordinates77°37′S 167°38′E / 77.617°S 167.633°E / -77.617; 167.633
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMcMurdo Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Aurora Glacier (77°37′S 167°38′E / 77.617°S 167.633°E / -77.617; 167.633) is a large glacier draining that part of Ross Island between Mount Erebus and Mount Terra Nova, and flowing south into McMurdo Ice Shelf. It was named by A.J. Heine in 1963 after the Aurora, the ship of the Ross Sea Party of the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 191417.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Aurora Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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