Lied Glacier

Lied Glacier is a glacier close north of Cape Arkona on the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.[6][7] To the southeast of Lied Glacier is Gotley Glacier, whose terminus is located between Cape Arkona and Cape Labuan. Cape Arkona separates Lied Glacier from Gotley Glacier. To the north of Lied Glacier is Abbotsmith Glacier.

Lied Glacier
Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image.
Type	cirque/tidewater
Location	Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia
Coordinates	53°09′S 73°26′E
Thickness	approximately 55 meters
Terminus	between Cape Arkona and Cape Pillar
Status	Retreating[1][2][3][4][5]

Discovery and naming

Lied Glacier was surveyed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1948. It was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for N.T. Lied, a radio operator and weather observer with ANARE on Heard Island in the years 1951 and 1963, respectively.[6][7]

References

1. Ian F. Allison; Peter L. Keage (1986). "Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island". Polar Record. 23 (144): 255–272. doi:10.1017/S0032247400007099.
2. Andrew Ruddell (25 May 2010). "Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?". Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
3. Quilty, P.G.; Wheller, G. (2000). "Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 1–12.
4. Budd, G.M. (2000). "Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 47–60.
5. Douglas E. Thost; Martin Truffer (February 2008). "Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40 (1): 199–214. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
6. "Lied Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
7. "Lied Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

Further reading

• U. Radok; D. Watts (1975). "A synoptic background to glacier variations of Heard Island" (PDF). Snow and Ice (Proceedings of the Moscow Symposium, August 1971) (104 ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: [International Association of Hydrological Sciences]. pp. 42–56. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
• Truffer, M., Thost, D. and Ruddell, A. (2001). "The Brown Glacier, Heard Island: its morphology, dynamics, mass balance and climate setting". Antarctic CRC Research Report No. 24. Hobart, Tasmania: Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania. pp. 1–27.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kevin Kiernan; Anne McConnell (2002). "Glacier retreat and melt-lake expansion at Stephenson Glacier, Heard Island World Heritage Area" (PDF). Polar Record. 38 (207): 297–308. doi:10.1017/S0032247400017988. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

External links

• Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
• Australian Antarctic Division
• Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
• Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

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