Skelton Glacier

- 78.693611111111161.6425Koordinaten: 78 ° 41 ' 37 "S, 161 ° 38' 33" E

The Skelton Glacier is a large glacier south of Victoria Land, Antarctica, which flows from the polar plateau in the Skelton dent in the Ross Ice Shelf.

Discovery and designation

The Skelton Glacier was developed by the New Zealand participants of the Commonwealth Trans - Antarctic Expedition (1956-1958) named after the Skelton Inlet. About the glacier led the way in 1957 the New Zealand teams Edmund Hillary from the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau. The New Zealanders supported the main expedition, led by Vivian Fuchs first crossing of the continent.

The Allison Glacier flows from the western slopes of the Royal Society Mountains in the Skelton Glacier.